What color is #D7EBEF?

#D7EBEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7EBEF?

The RGB value is 215, 235, 239: 215 red, 235 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7EBEF?

The complementary color is #EFDBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7EBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7EBEF color

#D7EBEF rgb(215, 235, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D7EBEF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 92.2% green and 93.7% blue (215, 235, 239).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 43% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#D7EBEF color codes

HEX	`#D7EBEF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 235, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 92.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 43%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.73, -5.8, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.73, 7.16, 215.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.309, 80.095, 93.242)`
Decimal	`14150639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7EBEF, 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 #D7EBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7EBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #D7EBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ebef; }
.text { color: #d7ebef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ebef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 235 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ebef, #d7dfef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D7EBEF?: #D7EBEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7EBEF?: The RGB value is 215, 235, 239: 215 red, 235 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7EBEF?: The complementary color is #EFDBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7EBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.