What color is #D8DEE9?

#D8DEE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DEE9?

The RGB value is 216, 222, 233: 216 red, 222 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DEE9?

The complementary color is #E9E3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DEE9 color

#D8DEE9 rgb(216, 222, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8DEE9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.1% green and 91.4% blue (216, 222, 233).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 28% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#D8DEE9 color codes

HEX	`#D8DEE9`
RGB	`rgb(216, 222, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 28%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.32, 0.05, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.32, 6.07, 270.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.145, 72.724, 87.469)`
Decimal	`14212841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DEE9, 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 #D8DEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #D8DEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dee9; }
.text { color: #d8dee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 222 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dee9, #dad8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8DEE9?: #D8DEE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DEE9?: The RGB value is 216, 222, 233: 216 red, 222 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DEE9?: The complementary color is #E9E3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.