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#D3EBEB

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EBEB

With the hex code #D3EBEB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD3D3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green235
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D3EBEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBEB.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBEB.
16.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EBEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EBEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E8EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEDEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EBEB?

With the hex code #D3EBEB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EBEB?

Use black text. Black on #D3EBEB has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EBEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBD3D3, and analogous partners are #D3EBDF and #D3DFEB.