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#D7EBEE

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7EBEE

#D7EBEE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEDAD7 (bone), 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 17.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green235
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #D7EBEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EBEE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EBEE.
17.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EBEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EBEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E9EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E6EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EDEC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EBEE?

#D7EBEE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 92% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 1% 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 #D7EBEE?

Use black text. Black on #D7EBEE has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EBEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEDAD7, and analogous partners are #D7EEE5 and #D7E0EE.