#DCEEEC
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DCEEEC
#DCEEEC is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEDCDE (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCEEEC?
#DCEEEC is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DCEEEC?
Use black text. Black on #DCEEEC has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCEEEC?
Its complementary colour is #EEDCDE, and analogous partners are #DCEEE3 and #DCE7EE.