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#D1E2EA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D1E2EA

With the hex code #D1E2EA, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAD9D1, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green226
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D1E2EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E2EA.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E2EA.
15.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E2EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E2EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE1EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADEEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBE4E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E2EA?

With the hex code #D1E2EA, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E2EA?

Use black text. Black on #D1E2EA has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E2EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAD9D1, and analogous partners are #D1EAE6 and #D1D6EA.