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#CFEEEF

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFEEEF

With the hex code #CFEEEF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFD0CF, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green238
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFEEEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFEEEF.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFEEEF.
17.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFEEEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EBEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E6EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6F0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFEEEF?

With the hex code #CFEEEF, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFEEEF?

Use black text. Black on #CFEEEF has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFEEEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFD0CF, and analogous partners are #CFEFE0 and #CFDEEF.