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#DCEAE7

Off White · very light neutral

About #DCEAE7

#DCEAE7 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Off White (ΔE 7.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EADCDF (light gray), 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 — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green234
Blue231

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #DCEAE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DCEAE7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DCEAE7.
16.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCEAE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCEAE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E8E7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E6E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EBE9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEAE7?

#DCEAE7 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEAE7?

Use black text. Black on #DCEAE7 has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEAE7?

Its complementary colour is #EADCDF, and analogous partners are #DCEAE0 and #DCE6EA.