#DBF1EE
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DBF1EE
#DBF1EE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1DBDE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBF1EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DBF1EE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DBF1EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DBF1EE?
#DBF1EE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DBF1EE?
Use black text. Black on #DBF1EE has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DBF1EE?
Its complementary colour is #F1DBDE, and analogous partners are #DBF1E3 and #DBE9F1.