#D9EFEC
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #D9EFEC
#D9EFEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% 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 7.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFD9DC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9EFEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D9EFEC?
#D9EFEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D9EFEC?
Use black text. Black on #D9EFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9EFEC?
Its complementary colour is #EFD9DC, and analogous partners are #D9EFE1 and #D9E7EF.