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#CFEFEE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFEFEE

With the hex code #CFEFEE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 93% 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 similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFCFD0, a baby pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green239
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #CFEFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFEFEE.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFEFEE.
17.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFEFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBECEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E7EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6F1EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFEFEE?

With the hex code #CFEFEE, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 94% green and 93% 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 #CFEFEE?

Use black text. Black on #CFEFEE has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFEFEE?

Its complementary colour is #EFCFD0, and analogous partners are #CFEFDE and #CFE0EF.