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#E4EEED

Off White · very light neutral

About #E4EEED

#E4EEED is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Off White (ΔE 5.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEE4E5 (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 — 17.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green238
Blue237

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #E4EEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #E4EEED.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #E4EEED.
17.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4EEED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4EEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEDED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEBED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2EFEE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4EEED?

#E4EEED is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E4EEED?

Use black text. Black on #E4EEED has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4EEED?

Its complementary colour is #EEE4E5, and analogous partners are #E4EEE8 and #E4EAEE.