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#D0EBEF

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D0EBEF

#D0EBEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFD4D0 (bone), 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 — 16.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red208
Green235
Blue239

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D0EBEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0EBEF.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0EBEF.
16.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EBEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EBEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E9EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E4EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7EEEC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EBEF?

#D0EBEF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EBEF?

Use black text. Black on #D0EBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EBEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFD4D0, and analogous partners are #D0EFE3 and #D0DCEF.