What color is #D7E5ED?

#D7E5ED 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 #D7E5ED?

The RGB value is 215, 229, 237: 215 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E5ED?

The complementary color is #EDDFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E5ED color

#D7E5ED rgb(215, 229, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7E5ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 89.8% green and 92.9% blue (215, 229, 237).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% 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 16.32:1).

#D7E5ED color codes

HEX	`#D7E5ED`
RGB	`rgb(215, 229, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 89.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, -3.12, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 6.31, 240.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.326, 76.599, 91.132)`
Decimal	`14149101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E5ED, 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 #D7E5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #D7E5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e5ed; }
.text { color: #d7e5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 229 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e5ed, #d7daed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D7E5ED?: #D7E5ED 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 #D7E5ED?: The RGB value is 215, 229, 237: 215 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E5ED?: The complementary color is #EDDFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.