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#D2E7ED

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D2E7ED

With the hex code #D2E7ED, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 91% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDD8D2, a bone 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 — 16.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green231
Blue237

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D2E7ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2E7ED.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2E7ED.
16.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2E7ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2E7ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE2ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBE9E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2E7ED?

With the hex code #D2E7ED, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 91% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #D2E7ED?

Use black text. Black on #D2E7ED has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2E7ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDD8D2, and analogous partners are #D2EDE6 and #D2D9ED.