What color is #D6EAFC?

#D6EAFC is a very light, vivid azure known as Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cloudless?

The RGB value is 214, 234, 252: 214 red, 234 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cloudless?

The complementary color is #FCE8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6EAFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cloudless color: hex code #D6EAFC

#D6EAFC rgb(214, 234, 252)

Shades of blue

Cloudless has the hex code #D6EAFC. It is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 91.8% green and 98.8% blue (214, 234, 252).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 86% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

Cloudless (#D6EAFC) color codes

HEX	`#D6EAFC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 234, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 91.8%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 86%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, -3.02, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 11.34, 254.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.721, 80.169, 103.614)`
Decimal	`14084860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cloudless, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D6EAFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6EAFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D6EAFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6eafc; }
.text { color: #d6eafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6eafc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 234 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6eafc, #d6d7fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #D6EAFC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6EAFC?: #D6EAFC is a very light, vivid azure known as Cloudless. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cloudless?: The RGB value is 214, 234, 252: 214 red, 234 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cloudless?: The complementary color is #FCE8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6EAFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.