#D1E4E4
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D1E4E4
#D1E4E4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4D1D1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1E4E4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D1E4E4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #D1E4E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D1E4E4?
#D1E4E4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D1E4E4?
Use black text. Black on #D1E4E4 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D1E4E4?
Its complementary colour is #E4D1D1, and analogous partners are #D1E4DB and #D1DBE4.