What color is #D5FAFF?

#D5FAFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5FAFF?

The RGB value is 213, 250, 255: 213 red, 250 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5FAFF?

The complementary color is #FFDAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5FAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5FAFF color

#D5FAFF rgb(213, 250, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D5FAFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 98% green and 100% blue (213, 250, 255).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vaporised (#CBF4F8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#D5FAFF color codes

HEX	`#D5FAFF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 250, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 98%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.89, -10.83, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.89, 12.57, 210.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.671, 89.735, 107.711)`
Decimal	`14023423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5FAFF, 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 #D5FAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5FAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #D5FAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5faff; }
.text { color: #d5faff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5faff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 250 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5faff, #d5e5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5FAFF?: #D5FAFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5FAFF?: The RGB value is 213, 250, 255: 213 red, 250 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5FAFF?: The complementary color is #FFDAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5FAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.