#D4EBE9
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #D4EBE9
#D4EBE9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.7); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBD4D6 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4EBE9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4EBE9?
#D4EBE9 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 92% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4EBE9?
Use black text. Black on #D4EBE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4EBE9?
Its complementary colour is #EBD4D6, and analogous partners are #D4EBDE and #D4E1EB.