#D8EEEB
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D8EEEB
#D8EEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 7.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EED8DB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8EEEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D8EEEB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D8EEEB?
#D8EEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #D8EEEB?
Use black text. Black on #D8EEEB has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8EEEB?
Its complementary colour is #EED8DB, and analogous partners are #D8EEE0 and #D8E6EE.