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#DAEEF5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DAEEF5

#DAEEF5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F5E1DA — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAEEF5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green238
Blue245

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DAEEF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEEF5.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEEF5.
17.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEEF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEEF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEDF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E9F5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3F1F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEEF5?

#DAEEF5 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 93% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DAEEF5?

Use black text. Black on #DAEEF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEEF5?

Its complementary colour is #F5E1DA, and analogous partners are #DAF5EF and #DAE1F5.