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#D4EBE7

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D4EBE7

With the hex code #D4EBE7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBD4D8, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green235
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D4EBE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBE7.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBE7.
16.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EBE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EBE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E8E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E5E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEECEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EBE7?

With the hex code #D4EBE7, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EBE7?

Use black text. Black on #D4EBE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EBE7?

Its complementary colour is #EBD4D8, and analogous partners are #D4EBDC and #D4E3EB.