#CFEDF5
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #CFEDF5
#CFEDF5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.5); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F5D7CF — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFEDF5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.09:1, 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 #CFEDF5?
#CFEDF5 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 93% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFEDF5?
Use black text. Black on #CFEDF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFEDF5?
Its complementary colour is #F5D7CF, and analogous partners are #CFF5EA and #CFDAF5.