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#DFF4F3

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DFF4F3

#DFF4F3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% 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 7.0); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4DFE0 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFF4F3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green244
Blue243

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.0
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 #DFF4F3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF4F3.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DFF4F3.
18.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFF4F3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFF4F3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F2F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDEEF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9F5F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFF4F3?

#DFF4F3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 96% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% 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 #DFF4F3?

Use black text. Black on #DFF4F3 has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFF4F3?

Its complementary colour is #F4DFE0, and analogous partners are #DFF4E9 and #DFEBF4.