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#D5ECEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D5ECEB

With the hex code #D5ECEB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECD5D6, 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 — 17.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green236
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D5ECEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5ECEB.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5ECEB.
17.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5ECEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5ECEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E9EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E6EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFEEEC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5ECEB?

With the hex code #D5ECEB, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D5ECEB?

Use black text. Black on #D5ECEB has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5ECEB?

Its complementary colour is #ECD5D6, and analogous partners are #D5ECDF and #D5E2EC.