What color is #D6E8EA?

#D6E8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E8EA?

The RGB value is 214, 232, 234: 214 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E8EA?

The complementary color is #EAD8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E8EA color

#D6E8EA rgb(214, 232, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D6E8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 91% green and 91.8% blue (214, 232, 234).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#D6E8EA color codes

HEX	`#D6E8EA`
RGB	`rgb(214, 232, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 91%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.76, -5.56, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.76, 6.32, 208.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.436, 77.949, 89.108)`
Decimal	`14084330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E8EA, 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 #D6E8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #D6E8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e8ea; }
.text { color: #d6e8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 232 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e8ea, #d6deea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D6E8EA?: #D6E8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E8EA?: The RGB value is 214, 232, 234: 214 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E8EA?: The complementary color is #EAD8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.