#DBEFF5
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DBEFF5
#DBEFF5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.2), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F5E1DB (linen), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBEFF5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBEFF5?
#DBEFF5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 94% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #DBEFF5?
Use black text. Black on #DBEFF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBEFF5?
Its complementary colour is #F5E1DB, and analogous partners are #DBF5EE and #DBE2F5.