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#D3EBF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EBF2

#D3EBF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2DAD3 (bone), 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 16.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green235
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D3EBF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBF2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EBF2.
16.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EBF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EBF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E9F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E5F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBEEED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EBF2?

#D3EBF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EBF2?

Use black text. Black on #D3EBF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EBF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2DAD3, and analogous partners are #D3F2E9 and #D3DCF2.