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#D3EBEC

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EBEC

#D3EBEC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECD4D3 (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 16.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green235
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D3EBEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBEC.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBEC.
16.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EBEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EBEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEDEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EBEC?

#D3EBEC is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EBEC?

Use black text. Black on #D3EBEC has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EBEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECD4D3, and analogous partners are #D3ECE1 and #D3DEEC.