#CFEAEF
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CFEAEF
#CFEAEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.1); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFD4CF — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFEAEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.67:1, 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 #CFEAEF?
#CFEAEF is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFEAEF?
Use black text. Black on #CFEAEF has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFEAEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFD4CF, and analogous partners are #CFEFE4 and #CFDAEF.