What color is #D6E4EB?

#D6E4EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E4EB?

The RGB value is 214, 228, 235: 214 red, 228 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E4EB?

The complementary color is #EBDDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E4EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E4EB color

#D6E4EB rgb(214, 228, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6E4EB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 89.4% green and 92.2% blue (214, 228, 235).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 34% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#D6E4EB color codes

HEX	`#D6E4EB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 228, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 89.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 34%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, -3.31, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 6, 236.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.467, 75.78, 89.496)`
Decimal	`14083307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E4EB, 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 #D6E4EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E4EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #D6E4EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e4eb; }
.text { color: #d6e4eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e4eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 228 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e4eb, #d6daeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D6E4EB?: #D6E4EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E4EB?: The RGB value is 214, 228, 235: 214 red, 228 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E4EB?: The complementary color is #EBDDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E4EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.