What color is #D6E0F0?

#D6E0F0 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 #D6E0F0?

The RGB value is 214, 224, 240: 214 red, 224 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E0F0?

The complementary color is #F0E6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E0F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E0F0 color

#D6E0F0 rgb(214, 224, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6E0F0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 87.8% green and 94.1% blue (214, 224, 240).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 46% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#D6E0F0 color codes

HEX	`#D6E0F0`
RGB	`rgb(214, 224, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 87.8%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 46%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.87, -0.27, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.87, 8.94, 268.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.112, 73.898, 92.991)`
Decimal	`14082288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E0F0, 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 #D6E0F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E0F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #D6E0F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e0f0; }
.text { color: #d6e0f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e0f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 224 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e0f0, #d9d6f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D6E0F0?: #D6E0F0 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 #D6E0F0?: The RGB value is 214, 224, 240: 214 red, 224 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E0F0?: The complementary color is #F0E6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E0F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.