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#DBEFEE

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DBEFEE

With the hex code #DBEFEE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFDBDC, a light gray 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 17.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green239
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.8
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #DBEFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DBEFEE.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DBEFEE.
17.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DBEFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEDEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8EAEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6F0EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBEFEE?

With the hex code #DBEFEE, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 94% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DBEFEE?

Use black text. Black on #DBEFEE has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBEFEE?

Its complementary colour is #EFDBDC, and analogous partners are #DBEFE4 and #DBE6EF.