What color is #D3DFEC?

#D3DFEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DFEC?

The RGB value is 211, 223, 236: 211 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DFEC?

The complementary color is #ECE0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DFEC color

#D3DFEC rgb(211, 223, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3DFEC is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 87.5% green and 92.5% blue (211, 223, 236).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ice Desert (#D1DCE8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#D3DFEC color codes

HEX	`#D3DFEC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 223, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 87.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.29, -1.5, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.29, 7.86, 258.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.389, 72.679, 89.766)`
Decimal	`13885420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DFEC, 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 #D3DFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #D3DFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dfec; }
.text { color: #d3dfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 223 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dfec, #d3d3ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D3DFEC?: #D3DFEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DFEC?: The RGB value is 211, 223, 236: 211 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DFEC?: The complementary color is #ECE0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.