#DCF2F8
Ice Blue · very light cool teal
About #DCF2F8
#DCF2F8 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 3.5); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F8E2DC — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCF2F8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCF2F8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCF2F8?
#DCF2F8 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 95% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCF2F8?
Use black text. Black on #DCF2F8 has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCF2F8?
Its complementary colour is #F8E2DC, and analogous partners are #DCF8F0 and #DCE4F8.