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#CFECF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFECF2

#CFECF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D5CF (bone), 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 16.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green236
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CFECF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFECF2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFECF2.
16.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFECF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFECF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EAF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E5F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5EFEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFECF2?

#CFECF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFECF2?

Use black text. Black on #CFECF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFECF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2D5CF, and analogous partners are #CFF2E6 and #CFDBF2.