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#D4E4E9

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4E4E9

#D4E4E9 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9D9D4 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green228
Blue233

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D4E4E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E4E9.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E4E9.
16.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E4E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E4E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E3E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE0E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE6E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E4E9?

#D4E4E9 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% 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 #D4E4E9?

Use black text. Black on #D4E4E9 has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E4E9?

Its complementary colour is #E9D9D4, and analogous partners are #D4E9E3 and #D4DAE9.