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#D0FAFE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D0FAFE

#D0FAFE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 98% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FED4D0 (baby pink), 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 18.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green250
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D0FAFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0FAFE.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D0FAFE.
18.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0FAFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0FAFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F6FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEFFE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2FDFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0FAFE?

#D0FAFE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 98% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0FAFE?

Use black text. Black on #D0FAFE has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0FAFE?

Its complementary colour is #FED4D0, and analogous partners are #D0FEEB and #D0E3FE.