What color is #D3E3EB?

#D3E3EB 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 #D3E3EB?

The RGB value is 211, 227, 235: 211 red, 227 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E3EB?

The complementary color is #EBDBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E3EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E3EB color

#D3E3EB rgb(211, 227, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3E3EB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 89% green and 92.2% blue (211, 227, 235).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#D3E3EB color codes

HEX	`#D3E3EB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 227, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 89%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, -3.77, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 6.85, 236.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.325, 74.784, 89.364)`
Decimal	`13886443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E3EB, 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 #D3E3EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E3EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #D3E3EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e3eb; }
.text { color: #d3e3eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e3eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 227 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e3eb, #d3d7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D3E3EB?: #D3E3EB 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 #D3E3EB?: The RGB value is 211, 227, 235: 211 red, 227 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E3EB?: The complementary color is #EBDBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E3EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.