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#DAF3F2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #DAF3F2

#DAF3F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.2), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F3DADB (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green243
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #DAF3F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAF3F2.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAF3F2.
18.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAF3F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAF3F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0F0F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAECF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3F5F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAF3F2?

#DAF3F2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAF3F2?

Use black text. Black on #DAF3F2 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAF3F2?

Its complementary colour is #F3DADB, and analogous partners are #DAF3E6 and #DAE7F3.