What color is #D6DEEC?

#D6DEEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DEEC?

The RGB value is 214, 222, 236: 214 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DEEC?

The complementary color is #ECE4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DEEC color

#D6DEEC rgb(214, 222, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6DEEC is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 87.1% green and 92.5% blue (214, 222, 236).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 37% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#D6DEEC color codes

HEX	`#D6DEEC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 222, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 87.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 37%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.25, -0.02, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.25, 7.75, 269.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.99, 72.594, 89.718)`
Decimal	`14081772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DEEC, 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 #D6DEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #D6DEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6deec; }
.text { color: #d6deec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6deec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 222 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6deec, #d9d6ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D6DEEC?: #D6DEEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DEEC?: The RGB value is 214, 222, 236: 214 red, 222 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DEEC?: The complementary color is #ECE4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.