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#D4EBF4

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D4EBF4

#D4EBF4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DDD4 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green235
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D4EBF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBF4.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D4EBF4.
16.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4EBF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4EBF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E9F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E5F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCEEEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4EBF4?

#D4EBF4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 92% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4EBF4?

Use black text. Black on #D4EBF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4EBF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDD4, and analogous partners are #D4F4ED and #D4DBF4.