#DCF3F3
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DCF3F3
#DCF3F3 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 6.5), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F3DCDC (linen), 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 — 18.16:1, 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 #DCF3F3?
#DCF3F3 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 95% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DCF3F3?
Use black text. Black on #DCF3F3 has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCF3F3?
Its complementary colour is #F3DCDC, and analogous partners are #DCF3E8 and #DCE8F3.