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#D2EDE8

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D2EDE8

#D2EDE8 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, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDD2D7 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green237
Blue232

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D2EDE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2EDE8.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D2EDE8.
17.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2EDE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2EDE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEAE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E6E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBEEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2EDE8?

#D2EDE8 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, 2% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2EDE8?

Use black text. Black on #D2EDE8 has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2EDE8?

Its complementary colour is #EDD2D7, and analogous partners are #D2EDDB and #D2E5ED.