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#DAECEB

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DAECEB

#DAECEB 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 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 6.8); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECDADB — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAECEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red218
Green236
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DAECEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAECEB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAECEB.
17.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAECEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEAEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E7EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5EDEC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECEB?

#DAECEB 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 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 #DAECEB?

Use black text. Black on #DAECEB has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECEB?

Its complementary colour is #ECDADB, and analogous partners are #DAECE2 and #DAE4EC.