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#D4EBE5

Ice Blue · very light cool green

About #D4EBE5

#D4EBE5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBD4DA (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 — 16.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green235
Blue229

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D4EBE5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBE5.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBE5.
16.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EBE5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EBE5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E8E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E5E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFECE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EBE5?

#D4EBE5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EBE5?

Use black text. Black on #D4EBE5 has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EBE5?

Its complementary colour is #EBD4DA, and analogous partners are #D4EBDA and #D4E6EB.