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#DFF4F2

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFF4F2

#DFF4F2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ice Blue (ΔE 7.5), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4DFE1 (linen), 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 18.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green244
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.4
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DFF4F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF4F2.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF4F2.
18.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F2F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDEEF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAF5F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4F2?

#DFF4F2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DFF4F2?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4F2 has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4F2?

Its complementary colour is #F4DFE1, and analogous partners are #DFF4E8 and #DFECF4.