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#D5EBF2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D5EBF2

With the hex code #D5EBF2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2DCD5, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best 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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Red213
Green235
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D5EBF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5EBF2.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5EBF2.
16.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5EBF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5EBF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E9F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E5F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDEEED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5EBF2?

With the hex code #D5EBF2, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5EBF2?

Use black text. Black on #D5EBF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5EBF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2DCD5, and analogous partners are #D5F2EB and #D5DCF2.