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#DAEDF4

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DAEDF4

With the hex code #DAEDF4, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4E1DA, a linen 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 17.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green237
Blue244

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DAEDF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEDF4.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEDF4.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEDF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEDF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9ECF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E8F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3EFEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEDF4?

With the hex code #DAEDF4, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 93% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEDF4?

Use black text. Black on #DAEDF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEDF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4E1DA, and analogous partners are #DAF4EE and #DAE0F4.