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#DFECF1

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFECF1

#DFECF1 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 4.1), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F1E4DF (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green236
Blue241

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.4
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DFECF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFECF1.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFECF1.
17.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFECF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFECF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EBF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBEEED

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFECF1?

#DFECF1 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 93% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFECF1?

Use black text. Black on #DFECF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFECF1?

Its complementary colour is #F1E4DF, and analogous partners are #DFF1ED and #DFE3F1.