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#D4EAF4

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D4EAF4

With the hex code #D4EAF4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4DED4, a bone 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 16.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green234
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D4EAF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EAF4.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EAF4.
16.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EAF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EAF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E9F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E5F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEDED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EAF4?

With the hex code #D4EAF4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EAF4?

Use black text. Black on #D4EAF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EAF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4DED4, and analogous partners are #D4F4EE and #D4DAF4.