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#D4E8E5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4E8E5

#D4E8E5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8D4D7 (light gray), 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 — 16.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green232
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D4E8E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E8E5.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4E8E5.
16.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E8E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E8E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E6E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E2E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE9E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E8E5?

#D4E8E5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 91% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #D4E8E5?

Use black text. Black on #D4E8E5 has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E8E5?

Its complementary colour is #E8D4D7, and analogous partners are #D4E8DB and #D4E1E8.