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#DFF0F5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFF0F5

With the hex code #DFF0F5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5E4DF, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green240
Blue245

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 3.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #DFF0F5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF0F5.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF0F5.
17.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF0F5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF0F5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEFF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9ECF5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F2F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF0F5?

With the hex code #DFF0F5, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 94% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF0F5?

Use black text. Black on #DFF0F5 has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF0F5?

Its complementary colour is #F5E4DF, and analogous partners are #DFF5EF and #DFE5F5.