What color is #D4E4EE?

#D4E4EE 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 #D4E4EE?

The RGB value is 212, 228, 238: 212 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E4EE?

The complementary color is #EEDED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E4EE color

#D4E4EE rgb(212, 228, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4E4EE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (212, 228, 238).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#D4E4EE color codes

HEX	`#D4E4EE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 228, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 89.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -3.37, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 7.48, 243.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.324, 75.656, 91.77)`
Decimal	`13952238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E4EE, 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 #D4E4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #D4E4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e4ee; }
.text { color: #d4e4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 228 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e4ee, #d4d7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D4E4EE?: #D4E4EE 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 #D4E4EE?: The RGB value is 212, 228, 238: 212 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E4EE?: The complementary color is #EEDED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.