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#CFF5FD

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFF5FD

With the hex code #CFF5FD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 96% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDD7CF, 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 — 18.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green245
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CFF5FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF5FD.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF5FD.
18.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF5FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF5FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEF2FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6ECFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2F9F7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF5FD?

With the hex code #CFF5FD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 96% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF5FD?

Use black text. Black on #CFF5FD has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF5FD?

Its complementary colour is #FDD7CF, and analogous partners are #CFFDEE and #CFDEFD.