#DEEEEB
Off White · very light neutral
About #DEEEEB
#DEEEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% 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 Off White (ΔE 7.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEDEE1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEEEEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEEEEB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DEEEEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEEEEB?
#DEEEEB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 93% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DEEEEB?
Use black text. Black on #DEEEEB has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEEEEB?
Its complementary colour is #EEDEE1, and analogous partners are #DEEEE3 and #DEE9EE.