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#D9EFEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #D9EFEB

#D9EFEB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 94% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 8.4), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFD9DD (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green239
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.3
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #D9EFEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D9EFEB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #D9EFEB.
17.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9EFEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9EFEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDECEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E9EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9EFEB?

#D9EFEB is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 94% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D9EFEB?

Use black text. Black on #D9EFEB has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9EFEB?

Its complementary colour is #EFD9DD, and analogous partners are #D9EFE0 and #D9E8EF.