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#D2ECE8

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D2ECE8

With the hex code #D2ECE8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECD2D6, a light gray 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 16.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green236
Blue232

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D2ECE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2ECE8.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2ECE8.
16.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E9E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E5E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEDEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECE8?

With the hex code #D2ECE8, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECE8?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECE8?

Its complementary colour is #ECD2D6, and analogous partners are #D2ECDB and #D2E3EC.