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#D0ECF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D0ECF2

#D0ECF2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2D6D0 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0ECF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green236
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D0ECF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0ECF2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0ECF2.
16.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0ECF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0ECF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EAF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E5F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7EFEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0ECF2?

#D0ECF2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0ECF2?

Use black text. Black on #D0ECF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0ECF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2D6D0, and analogous partners are #D0F2E7 and #D0DBF2.