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#D3E7EA

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D3E7EA

#D3E7EA is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD6D3 (light gray), 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 16.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green231
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D3E7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E7EA.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3E7EA.
16.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E5EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE2EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE9E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E7EA?

#D3E7EA is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3E7EA?

Use black text. Black on #D3E7EA has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E7EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAD6D3, and analogous partners are #D3EAE2 and #D3DCEA.