What color is #D2E2ED?

#D2E2ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2E2ED?

The RGB value is 210, 226, 237: 210 red, 226 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2E2ED?

The complementary color is #EDDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2E2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2E2ED color

#D2E2ED rgb(210, 226, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D2E2ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 88.6% green and 92.9% blue (210, 226, 237).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#D2E2ED color codes

HEX	`#D2E2ED`
RGB	`rgb(210, 226, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 88.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, -3.18, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 7.85, 246.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.057, 74.208, 90.79)`
Decimal	`13820653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2E2ED, 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 #D2E2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2E2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #D2E2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2e2ed; }
.text { color: #d2e2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2e2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 226 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2e2ed, #d2d4ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D2E2ED?: #D2E2ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2E2ED?: The RGB value is 210, 226, 237: 210 red, 226 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2E2ED?: The complementary color is #EDDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2E2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.