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#CEEEF3

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEEEF3

With the hex code #CEEEF3, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3D3CE, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green238
Blue243

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CEEEF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEEEF3.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEEEF3.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEEEF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEEEF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8EBF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4F1EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEEEF3?

With the hex code #CEEEF3, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEEEF3?

Use black text. Black on #CEEEF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEEEF3?

Its complementary colour is #F3D3CE, and analogous partners are #CEF3E5 and #CEDCF3.