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#D8EAEC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D8EAEC

#D8EAEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 5.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECDAD8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8EAEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red216
Green234
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #D8EAEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EAEC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EAEC.
16.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8EAEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8EAEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E8EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3E5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3ECEB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8EAEC?

#D8EAEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% 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 #D8EAEC?

Use black text. Black on #D8EAEC has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8EAEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECDAD8, and analogous partners are #D8ECE4 and #D8E0EC.