What color is #D8E2DF?

#D8E2DF is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E2DF?

The RGB value is 216, 226, 223: 216 red, 226 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E2DF?

The complementary color is #E2D8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E2DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E2DF color

#D8E2DF rgb(216, 226, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E2DF is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 88.6% green and 87.5% blue (216, 226, 223).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#D8E2DF color codes

HEX	`#D8E2DF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 226, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 88.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.07, -3.89, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.07, 3.9, 175.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.832, 74.319, 80.516)`
Decimal	`14213855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E2DF, 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 #D8E2DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E2DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #D8E2DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e2df; }
.text { color: #d8e2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e2df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 226 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e2df, #d8e0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8E2DF?: #D8E2DF is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E2DF?: The RGB value is 216, 226, 223: 216 red, 226 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E2DF?: The complementary color is #E2D8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E2DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.