What color is #D3E9EF?

#D3E9EF 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 #D3E9EF?

The RGB value is 211, 233, 239: 211 red, 233 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E9EF?

The complementary color is #EFD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E9EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E9EF color

#D3E9EF rgb(211, 233, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D3E9EF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 91.4% green and 93.7% blue (211, 233, 239).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 47% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#D3E9EF color codes

HEX	`#D3E9EF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 233, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 91.4%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 47%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.94, -6.06, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.94, 8.1, 221.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.579, 78.357, 92.998)`
Decimal	`13887983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E9EF, 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 #D3E9EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E9EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #D3E9EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e9ef; }
.text { color: #d3e9ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e9ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 233 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e9ef, #d3dbef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D3E9EF?: #D3E9EF 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 #D3E9EF?: The RGB value is 211, 233, 239: 211 red, 233 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E9EF?: The complementary color is #EFD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E9EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.