What color is #D5F2FB?

#D5F2FB is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5F2FB?

The RGB value is 213, 242, 251: 213 red, 242 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5F2FB?

The complementary color is #FBDED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5F2FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5F2FB color

#D5F2FB rgb(213, 242, 251)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D5F2FB is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 94.9% green and 98.4% blue (213, 242, 251).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 83% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#D5F2FB color codes

HEX	`#D5F2FB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 242, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 94.9%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 83%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 15%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, -7.61, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 10.69, 224.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.601, 84.614, 103.544)`
Decimal	`14021371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5F2FB, 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 #D5F2FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5F2FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #D5F2FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5f2fb; }
.text { color: #d5f2fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5f2fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 242 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5f2fb, #d5dffb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D5F2FB?: #D5F2FB is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5F2FB?: The RGB value is 213, 242, 251: 213 red, 242 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5F2FB?: The complementary color is #FBDED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5F2FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.