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#CFE3DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CFE3DF

With the hex code #CFE3DF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3CFD3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green227
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CFE3DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFE3DF.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFE3DF.
15.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE3DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE3DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDDDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAE4E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE3DF?

With the hex code #CFE3DF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CFE3DF?

Use black text. Black on #CFE3DF has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE3DF?

Its complementary colour is #E3CFD3, and analogous partners are #CFE3D5 and #CFDDE3.