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#CFFBFD

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #CFFBFD

With the hex code #CFFBFD, 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 Powder Blue — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDD1CF, 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 — 18.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green251
Blue253

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #CFFBFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CFFBFD.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #CFFBFD.
18.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFFBFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F7FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECF0FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1FEFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFBFD?

With the hex code #CFFBFD, 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 #CFFBFD?

Use black text. Black on #CFFBFD has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFBFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDD1CF, and analogous partners are #CFFDE8 and #CFE4FD.