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#DAF4EE

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #DAF4EE

#DAF4EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 96% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Ice Blue (ΔE 9.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DAE0 (light gray), 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 18.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green244
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DAF4EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAF4EE.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DAF4EE.
18.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAF4EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAF4EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2F1EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEDEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4F5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAF4EE?

#DAF4EE is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 96% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAF4EE?

Use black text. Black on #DAF4EE has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAF4EE?

Its complementary colour is #F4DAE0, and analogous partners are #DAF4E1 and #DAEDF4.