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#DAEFF5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DAEFF5

With the hex code #DAEFF5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5E0DA, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green239
Blue245

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DAEFF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEFF5.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAEFF5.
17.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAEFF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAEFF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBEDF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EAF5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3F1F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAEFF5?

With the hex code #DAEFF5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 2% 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 #DAEFF5?

Use black text. Black on #DAEFF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAEFF5?

Its complementary colour is #F5E0DA, and analogous partners are #DAF5EE and #DAE1F5.