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#D8EFF4

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #D8EFF4

With the hex code #D8EFF4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4DDD8, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green239
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D8EFF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EFF4.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D8EFF4.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8EFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8EFF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEDF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1F1F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8EFF4?

With the hex code #D8EFF4, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8EFF4?

Use black text. Black on #D8EFF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8EFF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDD8, and analogous partners are #D8F4EB and #D8E1F4.