#DAEDF0
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DAEDF0
#DAEDF0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% 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 4.7); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0DDDA — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEDF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAEDF0
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAEDF0?
#DAEDF0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DAEDF0?
Use black text. Black on #DAEDF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAEDF0?
Its complementary colour is #F0DDDA, and analogous partners are #DAF0E8 and #DAE2F0.