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#D4E2E7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4E2E7

With the hex code #D4E2E7, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7D9D4, 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 — 15.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green226
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D4E2E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E2E7.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E2E7.
15.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E2E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E2E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE1E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCDEE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE4E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E2E7?

With the hex code #D4E2E7, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E2E7?

Use black text. Black on #D4E2E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E2E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7D9D4, and analogous partners are #D4E7E3 and #D4D8E7.