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#DAECEC

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DAECEC

With the hex code #DAECEC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECDADA, a light gray 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 17.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green236
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #DAECEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAECEC.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAECEC.
17.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAECEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EAEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E7EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5EDEC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAECEC?

With the hex code #DAECEC, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DAECEC?

Use black text. Black on #DAECEC has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAECEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECDADA, and analogous partners are #DAECE3 and #DAE3EC.