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#D5FEFE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D5FEFE

#D5FEFE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 100% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 10.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FED5D5 (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green254
Blue254

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #D5FEFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5FEFE.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D5FEFE.
19.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5FEFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5FEFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8FAFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0F3FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9FFFE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5FEFE?

#D5FEFE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 100% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5FEFE?

Use black text. Black on #D5FEFE has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5FEFE?

Its complementary colour is #FED5D5, and analogous partners are #D5FEEA and #D5EAFE.