#CEF0EC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #CEF0EC
#CEF0EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0CED2 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.30:1 (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 #CEF0EC?
#CEF0EC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEF0EC?
Use black text. Black on #CEF0EC has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEF0EC?
Its complementary colour is #F0CED2, and analogous partners are #CEF0DB and #CEE3F0.