What color is #D5E4E9?

#D5E4E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E4E9?

The RGB value is 213, 228, 233: 213 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E4E9?

The complementary color is #E9DAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E4E9 color

#D5E4E9 rgb(213, 228, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5E4E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 89.4% green and 91.4% blue (213, 228, 233).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 31% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#D5E4E9 color codes

HEX	`#D5E4E9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 228, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 89.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 31%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.63, -4.02, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.63, 5.78, 225.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.889, 75.515, 87.969)`
Decimal	`14017769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E4E9, 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 #D5E4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #D5E4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e4e9; }
.text { color: #d5e4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 228 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e4e9, #d5dae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D5E4E9?: #D5E4E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E4E9?: The RGB value is 213, 228, 233: 213 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E4E9?: The complementary color is #E9DAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.