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#D7EDED

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D7EDED

#D7EDED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 93% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.4); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDD7D7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7EDED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green237
Blue237

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D7EDED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EDED.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EDED.
17.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EDED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EDED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEBED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E7ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EFED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EDED?

#D7EDED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 93% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EDED?

Use black text. Black on #D7EDED has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EDED?

Its complementary colour is #EDD7D7, and analogous partners are #D7EDE2 and #D7E2ED.