Ice Cube

#afe3d6

Very light icy blue, less green and calmer than bay

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About Ice Cube

Ice Cube reads like the moment cold air hits glass. It's airy and very light, but it doesn't drift into the watery "looks like nothing" territory you get with more muted teals.

Compared to , Ice Cube is cooler and less green-warm, so it feels more like clean, winter-blue light than a comfort-leaning surface. And unlike , it keeps more of a crisp cyan edge, with less softness and less of that grounded pulse. Where Catch the holds a middle teal presence, Ice Cube pushes higher in lightness and turns the saturation into a restrained glow, so it stays calm without looking clinical.

I reach for it in wellness dashboards, photo-heavy mobile UI, and light-mode components where you want separation without weight. Use it as a background or header wash, then bring in deeper blues or warm neutrals for contrast, because it can vanish next to strong saturation blocks.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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1.42:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.30:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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12.47:1AAA

On Black #000000

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14.78:1AAA

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