What color is #D7EFF9?

#D7EFF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7EFF9?

The RGB value is 215, 239, 249: 215 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7EFF9?

The complementary color is #F9E1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7EFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7EFF9 color

#D7EFF9 rgb(215, 239, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D7EFF9 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 93.7% green and 97.6% blue (215, 239, 249).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 74% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is On Thin Ice (#D1E8F1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#D7EFF9 color codes

HEX	`#D7EFF9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 239, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 93.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 74%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, -5.87, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 9.51, 231.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.986, 83.018, 101.625)`
Decimal	`14151673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7EFF9, 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 #D7EFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7EFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #D7EFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7eff9; }
.text { color: #d7eff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7eff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 239 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7eff9, #d7def9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #D7EFF9?: #D7EFF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7EFF9?: The RGB value is 215, 239, 249: 215 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7EFF9?: The complementary color is #F9E1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7EFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.