#CEE9EE
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CEE9EE
#CEE9EE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 91% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.3); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EED3CE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEE9EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEE9EE?
#CEE9EE is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 91% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEE9EE?
Use black text. Black on #CEE9EE has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEE9EE?
Its complementary colour is #EED3CE, and analogous partners are #CEEEE3 and #CED9EE.