What color is #D4E7ED?

#D4E7ED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4E7ED?

The RGB value is 212, 231, 237: 212 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E7ED?

The complementary color is #EDDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E7ED color

#D4E7ED rgb(212, 231, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D4E7ED is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 90.6% green and 92.9% blue (212, 231, 237).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 41% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ocean Breeze (#D3E5EB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#D4E7ED color codes

HEX	`#D4E7ED`
RGB	`rgb(212, 231, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 90.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 41%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.44, -5.11, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.44, 7.19, 224.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.01, 77.262, 91.276)`
Decimal	`13953005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E7ED, 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 #D4E7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #D4E7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e7ed; }
.text { color: #d4e7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 231 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e7ed, #d4dbed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D4E7ED?: #D4E7ED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4E7ED?: The RGB value is 212, 231, 237: 212 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E7ED?: The complementary color is #EDDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.