What color is #D6F4FF?

#D6F4FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6F4FF?

The RGB value is 214, 244, 255: 214 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6F4FF?

The complementary color is #FFE1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6F4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6F4FF color

#D6F4FF rgb(214, 244, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D6F4FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 95.7% green and 100% blue (214, 244, 255).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#D6F4FF color codes

HEX	`#D6F4FF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 244, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 95.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.4, -7.51, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.4, 11.38, 228.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.128, 86.216, 107.113)`
Decimal	`14087423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6F4FF, 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 #D6F4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6F4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #D6F4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6f4ff; }
.text { color: #d6f4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6f4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 244 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6f4ff, #d6e0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D6F4FF?: #D6F4FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6F4FF?: The RGB value is 214, 244, 255: 214 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6F4FF?: The complementary color is #FFE1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6F4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.