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#DCECF2

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DCECF2

#DCECF2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% 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 3.3); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2E2DC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCECF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green236
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #DCECF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCECF2.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCECF2.
17.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCECF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCECF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8EBF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E8F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6EEEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCECF2?

#DCECF2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCECF2?

Use black text. Black on #DCECF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCECF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E2DC, and analogous partners are #DCF2ED and #DCE1F2.