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#DDF4F2

Ice Blue · very light cool teal

About #DDF4F2

#DDF4F2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.6); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4DDDF — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDF4F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green244
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.1
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DDF4F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF4F2.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DDF4F2.
18.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF4F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF4F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F1F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEEF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7F5F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF4F2?

#DDF4F2 is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF4F2?

Use black text. Black on #DDF4F2 has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF4F2?

Its complementary colour is #F4DDDF, and analogous partners are #DDF4E7 and #DDEBF4.