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#D3EEF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EEF2

#D3EEF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.1), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2D7D3 (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 17.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green238
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #D3EEF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EEF2.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EEF2.
17.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EEF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EEF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9ECF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E7F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAF1EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EEF2?

#D3EEF2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EEF2?

Use black text. Black on #D3EEF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EEF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2D7D3, and analogous partners are #D3F2E6 and #D3DFF2.