What color is #D8E7E8?

#D8E7E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E7E8?

The RGB value is 216, 231, 232: 216 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E7E8?

The complementary color is #E8D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E7E8 color

#D8E7E8 rgb(216, 231, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E7E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 90.6% green and 91% blue (216, 231, 232).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Smoke and Mirrors (#D9E6E8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#D8E7E8 color codes

HEX	`#D8E7E8`
RGB	`rgb(216, 231, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 90.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.59, -4.78, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.59, 5.26, 204.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.457, 77.576, 87.537)`
Decimal	`14215144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E7E8, 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 #D8E7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #D8E7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e7e8; }
.text { color: #d8e7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 231 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e7e8, #d8dfe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #D8E7E8?: #D8E7E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E7E8?: The RGB value is 216, 231, 232: 216 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E7E8?: The complementary color is #E8D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.