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#DDF2F7

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DDF2F7

#DDF2F7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% 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 3.9); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7E2DD — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDF2F7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green242
Blue247

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DDF2F7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF2F7.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF2F7.
18.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF2F7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF2F7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEF0F7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EDF7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6F4F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF2F7?

#DDF2F7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF2F7?

Use black text. Black on #DDF2F7 has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF2F7?

Its complementary colour is #F7E2DD, and analogous partners are #DDF7EF and #DDE5F7.