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#D7EAEE

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7EAEE

With the hex code #D7EAEE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEDBD7, 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 16.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green234
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D7EAEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EAEE.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EAEE.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EAEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EAEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E8EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E5EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1ECEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EAEE?

With the hex code #D7EAEE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 92% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EAEE?

Use black text. Black on #D7EAEE has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EAEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEDBD7, and analogous partners are #D7EEE7 and #D7DEEE.