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#D2ECE9

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D2ECE9

#D2ECE9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD2D5 (light gray), 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 — 16.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green236
Blue233

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D2ECE9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2ECE9.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2ECE9.
16.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ECE9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ECE9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E9E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E5E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBEDEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ECE9?

#D2ECE9 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 93% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ECE9?

Use black text. Black on #D2ECE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ECE9?

Its complementary colour is #ECD2D5, and analogous partners are #D2ECDC and #D2E2EC.