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#D3E4EC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3E4EC

With the hex code #D3E4EC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECDBD3, a bone 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 16.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green228
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D3E4EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E4EC.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E4EC.
16.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E4EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E4EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE0EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE6E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E4EC?

With the hex code #D3E4EC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3E4EC?

Use black text. Black on #D3E4EC has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E4EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECDBD3, and analogous partners are #D3ECE8 and #D3D7EC.