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#D4EAE8

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D4EAE8

With the hex code #D4EAE8, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAD4D6, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green234
Blue232

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D4EAE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EAE8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EAE8.
16.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EAE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EAE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E7E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E4E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEEBE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EAE8?

With the hex code #D4EAE8, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EAE8?

Use black text. Black on #D4EAE8 has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EAE8?

Its complementary colour is #EAD4D6, and analogous partners are #D4EADD and #D4E1EA.