What color is #D6E5EA?

#D6E5EA is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dreamstress?

The RGB value is 214, 229, 234: 214 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dreamstress?

The complementary color is #EADBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dreamstress color: hex code #D6E5EA

#D6E5EA rgb(214, 229, 234)

Shades of gray

Dreamstress has the hex code #D6E5EA. It is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (214, 229, 234).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

Dreamstress (#D6E5EA) color codes

HEX	`#D6E5EA`
RGB	`rgb(214, 229, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 89.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.99, -4.02, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.99, 5.77, 225.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.599, 76.274, 88.829)`
Decimal	`14083562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dreamstress, 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 #D6E5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #D6E5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e5ea; }
.text { color: #d6e5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 229 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e5ea, #d6dbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #D6E5EA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6E5EA?: #D6E5EA is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dreamstress?: The RGB value is 214, 229, 234: 214 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dreamstress?: The complementary color is #EADBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.