#DEF0EF
Ice Blue · very light neutral
About #DEF0EF
#DEF0EF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% 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 6.7); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0DEDF — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEF0EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEF0EF?
#DEF0EF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 94% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DEF0EF?
Use black text. Black on #DEF0EF has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEF0EF?
Its complementary colour is #F0DEDF, and analogous partners are #DEF0E6 and #DEE8F0.