#CDFAEE
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(95% 0.049 177.2), rgb(205, 250, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.50:1).
About this color
#CDFAEE is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.049 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.50:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.049) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.50:1 |
| White text | 1.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CDFAEE |
| RGB | rgb(205, 250, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 82%, 89%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95% 0.049 177.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CDFAEE | 1.13:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CDFAEE | 18.50:1 | AAA | Lc 97.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #CDFAEE text on white | 1.13:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #CDFAEE text on black | 18.50:1 | AAA | Lc -98.4 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F5
oklch(97% 0.008 177.3)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CDFAEE
oklch(95% 0.049 177.2)
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Step 200
200
#C2E1D9
oklch(88.5% 0.034 178.2)
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Step 300
300
#95CEC0
oklch(80.8% 0.062 177.7)
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Step 400
400
#4FB5A0
oklch(70.7% 0.1 177.6)
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Step 500
500
#00A088
oklch(63.1% 0.117 177)
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Step 600
600
#008772
oklch(55.7% 0.104 176.6)
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Step 700
700
#007160
oklch(49.1% 0.091 177.4)
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Step 800
800
#005D4E
oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.7)
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Step 900
900
#004D41
oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
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Step 950
950
#002E26
oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)
#CDFAEE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F6F4EE | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EEEEEF | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C2FBF6 | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F0F0F0 | 0.049 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CDFAEE
#CDFAEE
oklch(95% 0.049 177.2)
- #FFE7EF
#FFE7EF
oklch(95% 0.028 355.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CDFAEE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.012
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.016
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.018
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.022
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.022
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.026
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.026
- Very Light Blue #D5FFFF ΔE 0.026
Use #CDFAEE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.