What color is #D8E4E5?

#D8E4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E4E5?

The RGB value is 216, 228, 229: 216 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E4E5?

The complementary color is #E5D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E4E5 color

#D8E4E5 rgb(216, 228, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 89.4% green and 89.8% blue (216, 228, 229).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 20% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Smoke and Mirrors (#D9E6E8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#D8E4E5 color codes

HEX	`#D8E4E5`
RGB	`rgb(216, 228, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 89.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 20%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, -3.81, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 4.24, 206.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.202, 75.742, 85.035)`
Decimal	`14214373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E4E5, 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 #D8E4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #D8E4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e4e5; }
.text { color: #d8e4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 228 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e4e5, #d8dee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8E4E5?: #D8E4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E4E5?: The RGB value is 216, 228, 229: 216 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E4E5?: The complementary color is #E5D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.