What color is #D5E9EB?

#D5E9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E9EB?

The RGB value is 213, 233, 235: 213 red, 233 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E9EB?

The complementary color is #EBD7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E9EB color

#D5E9EB rgb(213, 233, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D5E9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91.4% green and 92.2% blue (213, 233, 235).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 35% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Northwind (#CEE5E9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#D5E9EB color codes

HEX	`#D5E9EB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 233, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 35%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.97, -6.2, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.97, 6.99, 207.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.571, 78.421, 89.947)`
Decimal	`14019051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E9EB, 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 #D5E9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #D5E9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e9eb; }
.text { color: #d5e9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 233 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e9eb, #d5deeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D5E9EB?: #D5E9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E9EB?: The RGB value is 213, 233, 235: 213 red, 233 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E9EB?: The complementary color is #EBD7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.