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#CFE3E2

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #CFE3E2

With the hex code #CFE3E2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3CFD0, a light gray 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 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green227
Blue226

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CFE3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE3E2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFE3E2.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFE3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFE3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E1E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAE4E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFE3E2?

With the hex code #CFE3E2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% 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 #CFE3E2?

Use black text. Black on #CFE3E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFE3E2?

Its complementary colour is #E3CFD0, and analogous partners are #CFE3D8 and #CFDAE3.