#DDF0ED
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DDF0ED
#DDF0ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.8); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0DDE0 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDF0ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDF0ED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDF0ED?
#DDF0ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DDF0ED?
Use black text. Black on #DDF0ED has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDF0ED?
Its complementary colour is #F0DDE0, and analogous partners are #DDF0E4 and #DDEAF0.