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#D1E4E5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D1E4E5

With the hex code #D1E4E5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5D2D1, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green228
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D1E4E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E4E5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D1E4E5.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E4E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E2E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDFE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE6E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E4E5?

With the hex code #D1E4E5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E4E5?

Use black text. Black on #D1E4E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E4E5?

Its complementary colour is #E5D2D1, and analogous partners are #D1E5DC and #D1DAE5.