What color is #D8E3E8?

#D8E3E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E3E8?

The RGB value is 216, 227, 232: 216 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E3E8?

The complementary color is #E8DDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E3E8 color

#D8E3E8 rgb(216, 227, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E3E8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 89% green and 91% blue (216, 227, 232).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#D8E3E8 color codes

HEX	`#D8E3E8`
RGB	`rgb(216, 227, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 89%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, -2.73, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 4.6, 233.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.35, 75.363, 87.168)`
Decimal	`14214120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E3E8, 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 #D8E3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #D8E3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e3e8; }
.text { color: #d8e3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 227 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e3e8, #d8dbe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D8E3E8?: #D8E3E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E3E8?: The RGB value is 216, 227, 232: 216 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E3E8?: The complementary color is #E8DDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.