#CFEFE9
Pale Mint · very light cool teal
About #CFEFE9
#CFEFE9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.6), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFCFD5 (baby pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.18:1, 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 #CFEFE9?
#CFEFE9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 94% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CFEFE9?
Use black text. Black on #CFEFE9 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFEFE9?
Its complementary colour is #EFCFD5, and analogous partners are #CFEFD9 and #CFE5EF.