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#CEF2F2

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #CEF2F2

With the hex code #CEF2F2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2CECE, 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 17.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green242
Blue242

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #CEF2F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CEF2F2.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CEF2F2.
17.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEF2F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEF2F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEEF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3F5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEF2F2?

With the hex code #CEF2F2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 95% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEF2F2?

Use black text. Black on #CEF2F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEF2F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2CECE, and analogous partners are #CEF2E0 and #CEE0F2.