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#D3EAE7

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EAE7

#D3EAE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAD3D6 (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 — 16.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green234
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D3EAE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EAE7.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EAE7.
16.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EAE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EAE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E7E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E4E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEBE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EAE7?

#D3EAE7 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EAE7?

Use black text. Black on #D3EAE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EAE7?

Its complementary colour is #EAD3D6, and analogous partners are #D3EADC and #D3E2EA.