What color is #D4E0EF?

#D4E0EF is a very light, desaturated azure known as Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold Shoulder?

The RGB value is 212, 224, 239: 212 red, 224 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cold Shoulder?

The complementary color is #EFE3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold Shoulder color: hex code #D4E0EF

#D4E0EF rgb(212, 224, 239)

Shades of blue

Cold Shoulder has the hex code #D4E0EF. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 87.8% green and 93.7% blue (212, 224, 239).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF) color codes

HEX	`#D4E0EF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 224, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 87.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -1.11, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 8.75, 262.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.384, 73.539, 92.184)`
Decimal	`13951215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold Shoulder, 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 #D4E0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #D4E0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e0ef; }
.text { color: #d4e0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 224 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e0ef, #d6d4ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #D4E0EF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4E0EF?: #D4E0EF is a very light, desaturated azure known as Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold Shoulder?: The RGB value is 212, 224, 239: 212 red, 224 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold Shoulder?: The complementary color is #EFE3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.