What color is #D0EEED?

#D0EEED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mint Chip. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0EEED?

The RGB value is 208, 238, 237: 208 red, 238 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0EEED?

The complementary color is #EED0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0EEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0EEED color

#D0EEED rgb(208, 238, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D0EEED is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 93.3% green and 92.9% blue (208, 238, 237).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mint Chip (#CFEBEA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#D0EEED color codes

HEX	`#D0EEED`
RGB	`rgb(208, 238, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 93.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.99, -9.94, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.99, 10.33, 195.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.869, 80.672, 91.889)`
Decimal	`13692653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0EEED, 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 #D0EEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0EEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #D0EEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0eeed; }
.text { color: #d0eeed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0eeed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 238 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0eeed, #d0e0ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D0EEED?: #D0EEED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mint Chip. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0EEED?: The RGB value is 208, 238, 237: 208 red, 238 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0EEED?: The complementary color is #EED0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0EEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.