#CEF2F4
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CEF2F4
#CEF2F4 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.9); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4D0CE — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEF2F4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.63:1 (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 #CEF2F4?
#CEF2F4 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEF2F4?
Use black text. Black on #CEF2F4 has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEF2F4?
Its complementary colour is #F4D0CE, and analogous partners are #CEF4E3 and #CEDFF4.