#D5E5EB
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D5E5EB
#D5E5EB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.5); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBDBD5 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5E5EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D5E5EB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5E5EB?
#D5E5EB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 90% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #D5E5EB?
Use black text. Black on #D5E5EB has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5E5EB?
Its complementary colour is #EBDBD5, and analogous partners are #D5EBE6 and #D5DAEB.