What color is #D4E7EF?

#D4E7EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4E7EF?

The RGB value is 212, 231, 239: 212 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E7EF?

The complementary color is #EFDCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E7EF color

#D4E7EF rgb(212, 231, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4E7EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 90.6% green and 93.7% blue (212, 231, 239).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ocean Breeze (#D3E5EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#D4E7EF color codes

HEX	`#D4E7EF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 231, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 90.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, -4.72, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 7.65, 231.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.304, 77.38, 92.824)`
Decimal	`13953007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E7EF, 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 #D4E7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #D4E7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e7ef; }
.text { color: #d4e7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 231 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e7ef, #d4d9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D4E7EF?: #D4E7EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4E7EF?: The RGB value is 212, 231, 239: 212 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E7EF?: The complementary color is #EFDCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.