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#D7EEF4

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D7EEF4

#D7EEF4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DDD7 (linen), 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 17.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green238
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D7EEF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EEF4.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D7EEF4.
17.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7EEF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7EEF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9ECF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E8F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFF1F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7EEF4?

#D7EEF4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7EEF4?

Use black text. Black on #D7EEF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7EEF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDD7, and analogous partners are #D7F4EB and #D7E0F4.