#D2E5ED
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D2E5ED
#D2E5ED is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 90% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDDAD2 (bone), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D2E5ED?
#D2E5ED is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 90% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #D2E5ED?
Use black text. Black on #D2E5ED has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D2E5ED?
Its complementary colour is #EDDAD2, and analogous partners are #D2EDE8 and #D2D8ED.