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#DEF0EE

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DEF0EE

#DEF0EE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.3), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0DEE0 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green240
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DEF0EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEF0EE.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DEF0EE.
17.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEF0EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEF0EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEEEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEBEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F1EF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEF0EE?

#DEF0EE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 94% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DEF0EE?

Use black text. Black on #DEF0EE has a contrast ratio of 17.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEF0EE?

Its complementary colour is #F0DEE0, and analogous partners are #DEF0E5 and #DEE9F0.