What color is #D7EEFD?

#D7EEFD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7EEFD?

The RGB value is 215, 238, 253: 215 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7EEFD?

The complementary color is #FDE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7EEFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7EEFD color

#D7EEFD rgb(215, 238, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7EEFD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 93.3% green and 99.2% blue (215, 238, 253).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#D7EEFD color codes

HEX	`#D7EEFD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 238, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 93.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -4.56, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 10.79, 245.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.324, 82.686, 104.848)`
Decimal	`14151421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7EEFD, 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 #D7EEFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7EEFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #D7EEFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7eefd; }
.text { color: #d7eefd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7eefd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 238 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7eefd, #d7dbfd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D7EEFD?: #D7EEFD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7EEFD?: The RGB value is 215, 238, 253: 215 red, 238 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7EEFD?: The complementary color is #FDE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7EEFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.