What color is #D6E2E1?

#D6E2E1 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E2E1?

The RGB value is 214, 226, 225: 214 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E2E1?

The complementary color is #E2D6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E2E1 color

#D6E2E1 rgb(214, 226, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6E2E1 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 88.6% green and 88.2% blue (214, 226, 225).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Smoke and Mirrors (#D9E6E8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#D6E2E1 color codes

HEX	`#D6E2E1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 226, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 88.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.98, -4.19, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.98, 4.28, 192.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.516, 74.124, 81.917)`
Decimal	`14082785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E2E1, 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 #D6E2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #D6E2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e2e1; }
.text { color: #d6e2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 226 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e2e1, #d6dde2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D6E2E1?: #D6E2E1 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E2E1?: The RGB value is 214, 226, 225: 214 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E2E1?: The complementary color is #E2D6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.