#D6FFFAIce (#D6FFFA) is a near-white, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 187°, lightness 0.97 and chroma 0.042. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #D6FFFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 255, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 100%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 16%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.1 -14 -2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.970 0.042 187) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ice shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e3f9ea — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#dffff5 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#d6fffa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6fffd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Ice in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.07:1 and against black 19.54:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d6fffa · #add2ce · #89aaa6 · #678380 · #465f5c · #273d3a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d6fffa · #b1f1db · #aadcbb · #a5c59d · #a0af84 · #99986e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d6fffa · #9fb8ca · #66a29c · #4c7d9f · #2d6661 · #2b4353
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d6fffa · #c1d6d3 · #b47984 · #507470 · #345451 · #213533
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d6fffa · #ded5d6 · #8d9a98 · #5f595a · #1b2827 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#d6fffa · #bccdcb · #8da19e · #0c2825 · #000504 · #e64d77
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#d6fffa · #bccdcb · #8da19e · #0c2825 · #000504 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6fffa · #cfe3c1 · #ef32d0 · #547650 · #3f3355 · #130727
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d6fffa · #e6d2d5 · #b089a4 · #7f4b3c · #381730 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fffa · #dbd4e3 · #a18db4 · #775229 · #381e00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6fffa · #d3d6e7 · #8d94bc · #7e4853 · #2d2500 · #060001
#DAFEF9 · #DEFDF9 · #E2FBF8 · #E5FAF8 · #E9F9F7
#ABD0CC · #83A39F · #5C7875 · #38504D · #162B29
#DDFDF9 · #E4FBF8 · #EAF9F7
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.