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#CEEEF0

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEEEF0

With the hex code #CEEEF0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0D0CE, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green238
Blue240

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CEEEF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEEEF0.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEEEF0.
17.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEEEF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEEEF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EBF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4F1EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEEF0?

With the hex code #CEEEF0, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEEF0?

Use black text. Black on #CEEEF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEEF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0D0CE, and analogous partners are #CEF0E1 and #CEDDF0.