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#CFF9FC

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFF9FC

With the hex code #CFF9FC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% 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 9.3 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FCD2CF, 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 18.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green249
Blue252

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CFF9FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF9FC.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF9FC.
18.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF9FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF9FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F5FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEEFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2FCFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF9FC?

With the hex code #CFF9FC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 98% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF9FC?

Use black text. Black on #CFF9FC has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF9FC?

Its complementary colour is #FCD2CF, and analogous partners are #CFFCE9 and #CFE3FC.