#CFE3EA
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #CFE3EA
#CFE3EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAD6CF — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFE3EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.83:1 (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 #CFE3EA?
#CFE3EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CFE3EA?
Use black text. Black on #CFE3EA has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFE3EA?
Its complementary colour is #EAD6CF, and analogous partners are #CFEAE4 and #CFD6EA.