What color is #D3E8EE?

#D3E8EE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E8EE?

The RGB value is 211, 232, 238: 211 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E8EE?

The complementary color is #EED9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E8EE color

#D3E8EE rgb(211, 232, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D3E8EE is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 91% green and 93.3% blue (211, 232, 238).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 44% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#D3E8EE color codes

HEX	`#D3E8EE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 232, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 91%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 44%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, -5.74, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 7.79, 222.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.15, 77.734, 92.128)`
Decimal	`13887726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E8EE, 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 #D3E8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #D3E8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e8ee; }
.text { color: #d3e8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 232 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e8ee, #d3dbee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D3E8EE?: #D3E8EE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E8EE?: The RGB value is 211, 232, 238: 211 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E8EE?: The complementary color is #EED9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.