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#DBF1EC

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #DBF1EC

With the hex code #DBF1EC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F1DBE0, 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 17.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green241
Blue236

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.1
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DBF1EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DBF1EC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DBF1EC.
17.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBF1EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBF1EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEEEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEBEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6F2EF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBF1EC?

With the hex code #DBF1EC, this is a very light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 95% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBF1EC?

Use black text. Black on #DBF1EC has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBF1EC?

Its complementary colour is #F1DBE0, and analogous partners are #DBF1E1 and #DBEBF1.