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#CFE2E4

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CFE2E4

#CFE2E4 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4D1CF (light gray), 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 15.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green226
Blue228

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CFE2E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE2E4.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE2E4.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE2E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE2E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE0E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDDE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9E4E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE2E4?

#CFE2E4 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 89% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE2E4?

Use black text. Black on #CFE2E4 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE2E4?

Its complementary colour is #E4D1CF, and analogous partners are #CFE4DC and #CFD8E4.