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#D5EEEC

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D5EEEC

With the hex code #D5EEEC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EED5D7, a light gray 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 17.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green238
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D5EEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5EEEC.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5EEEC.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5EEEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5EEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEBEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E7EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEF0ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5EEEC?

With the hex code #D5EEEC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 93% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5EEEC?

Use black text. Black on #D5EEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5EEEC?

Its complementary colour is #EED5D7, and analogous partners are #D5EEE0 and #D5E3EE.