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#DEEDF0

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DEEDF0

With the hex code #DEEDF0, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0E1DE, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green237
Blue240

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.3
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DEEDF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEEDF0.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEEDF0.
17.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEEDF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEEDF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAECF0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E9F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EFEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEEDF0?

With the hex code #DEEDF0, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEEDF0?

Use black text. Black on #DEEDF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEEDF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0E1DE, and analogous partners are #DEF0EA and #DEE4F0.