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#CFF8FD

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFF8FD

With the hex code #CFF8FD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 97% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDD4CF, 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 — 18.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green248
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CFF8FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF8FD.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF8FD.
18.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF8FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF8FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F4FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EEFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1FCF9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF8FD?

With the hex code #CFF8FD, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 97% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF8FD?

Use black text. Black on #CFF8FD has a contrast ratio of 18.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF8FD?

Its complementary colour is #FDD4CF, and analogous partners are #CFFDEB and #CFE1FD.