#D5EFEA
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #D5EFEA
#D5EFEA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 94% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFD5DA — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5EFEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5EFEA?
#D5EFEA is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 94% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5EFEA?
Use black text. Black on #D5EFEA has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5EFEA?
Its complementary colour is #EFD5DA, and analogous partners are #D5EFDD and #D5E7EF.