What color is #D5EBF7?

#D5EBF7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EBF7?

The RGB value is 213, 235, 247: 213 red, 235 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EBF7?

The complementary color is #F7E1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EBF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EBF7 color

#D5EBF7 rgb(213, 235, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5EBF7 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 92.2% green and 96.9% blue (213, 235, 247).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 68% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#D5EBF7 color codes

HEX	`#D5EBF7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 235, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 92.2%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 68%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, -4.86, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 9.58, 239.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.933, 80.277, 99.577)`
Decimal	`14019575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EBF7, 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 #D5EBF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EBF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #D5EBF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ebf7; }
.text { color: #d5ebf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ebf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 235 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ebf7, #d5daf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D5EBF7?: #D5EBF7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EBF7?: The RGB value is 213, 235, 247: 213 red, 235 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EBF7?: The complementary color is #F7E1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EBF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.