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#CFF9FD

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFF9FD

#CFF9FD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.0), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDD3CF (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green249
Blue253

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CFF9FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF9FD.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #CFF9FD.
18.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFF9FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFF9FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2F5FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEEFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1FCFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFF9FD?

#CFF9FD is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 98% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFF9FD?

Use black text. Black on #CFF9FD has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFF9FD?

Its complementary colour is #FDD3CF, and analogous partners are #CFFDEA and #CFE2FD.