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#DFEDF2

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFEDF2

With the hex code #DFEDF2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 3.9 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2E4DF, 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 17.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green237
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.5
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #DFEDF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEDF2.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFEDF2.
17.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFEDF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFEDF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAECF2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E9F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAEFEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFEDF2?

With the hex code #DFEDF2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 93% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFEDF2?

Use black text. Black on #DFEDF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFEDF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E4DF, and analogous partners are #DFF2EE and #DFE3F2.