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#CFF2F2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFF2F2

#CFF2F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2CFCF (baby pink), 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 17.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green242
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CFF2F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF2F2.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF2F2.
17.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF2F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF2F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEEF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5F4F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF2F2?

#CFF2F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF2F2?

Use black text. Black on #CFF2F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF2F2?

Its complementary colour is #F2CFCF, and analogous partners are #CFF2E1 and #CFE1F2.