What color is #D8E4E7?

#D8E4E7 is a very light, grayish cyan known as Inuit Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inuit Blue?

The RGB value is 216, 228, 231: 216 red, 228 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inuit Blue?

The complementary color is #E7DBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E4E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inuit Blue color: hex code #D8E4E7

#D8E4E7 rgb(216, 228, 231)

Shades of gray

Inuit Blue has the hex code #D8E4E7. It is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 89.4% green and 90.6% blue (216, 228, 231).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

Inuit Blue (#D8E4E7) color codes

HEX	`#D8E4E7`
RGB	`rgb(216, 228, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 89.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.79, -3.43, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.79, 4.45, 219.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.483, 75.855, 86.514)`
Decimal	`14214375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inuit Blue, 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 #D8E4E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E4E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #D8E4E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e4e7; }
.text { color: #d8e4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e4e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 228 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e4e7, #d8dde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #D8E4E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8E4E7?: #D8E4E7 is a very light, grayish cyan known as Inuit Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inuit Blue?: The RGB value is 216, 228, 231: 216 red, 228 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inuit Blue?: The complementary color is #E7DBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E4E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.