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#D8EFEB

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D8EFEB

With the hex code #D8EFEB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFD8DC, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green239
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D8EFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EFEB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EFEB.
17.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8EFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8EFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDECEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E9EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2F0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8EFEB?

With the hex code #D8EFEB, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8EFEB?

Use black text. Black on #D8EFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8EFEB?

Its complementary colour is #EFD8DC, and analogous partners are #D8EFDF and #D8E8EF.