What color is #D7ECEF?

#D7ECEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castle in the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7ECEF?

The RGB value is 215, 236, 239: 215 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7ECEF?

The complementary color is #EFDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7ECEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7ECEF color

#D7ECEF rgb(215, 236, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D7ECEF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 92.5% green and 93.7% blue (215, 236, 239).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 43% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Castle in the Sky (#D1EAED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#D7ECEF color codes

HEX	`#D7ECEF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 236, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 92.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 43%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.98, -6.31, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.98, 7.37, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.596, 80.669, 93.338)`
Decimal	`14150895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7ECEF, 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 #D7ECEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7ECEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #D7ECEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ecef; }
.text { color: #d7ecef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ecef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 236 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ecef, #d7e0ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D7ECEF?: #D7ECEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castle in the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7ECEF?: The RGB value is 215, 236, 239: 215 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7ECEF?: The complementary color is #EFDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7ECEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.