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#D3EFF3

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D3EFF3

With the hex code #D3EFF3, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 94% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3D7D3, a bone 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 — 17.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green239
Blue243

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D3EFF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EFF3.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D3EFF3.
17.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3EFF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3EFF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAECF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E8F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAF2F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3EFF3?

With the hex code #D3EFF3, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 94% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3EFF3?

Use black text. Black on #D3EFF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3EFF3?

Its complementary colour is #F3D7D3, and analogous partners are #D3F3E7 and #D3DFF3.