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#CEF0F2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEF0F2

#CEF0F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D0CE (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 17.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green240
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CEF0F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEF0F2.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CEF0F2.
17.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEF0F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEF0F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEDF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E7F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4F3F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEF0F2?

#CEF0F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEF0F2?

Use black text. Black on #CEF0F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEF0F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2D0CE, and analogous partners are #CEF2E2 and #CEDEF2.