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#D0EBF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D0EBF2

#D0EBF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.2), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D7D0 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green235
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D0EBF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0EBF2.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0EBF2.
16.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0EBF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0EBF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E9F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E4F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7EEED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0EBF2?

#D0EBF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 92% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0EBF2?

Use black text. Black on #D0EBF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0EBF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2D7D0, and analogous partners are #D0F2E8 and #D0DAF2.