What color is #D8F3EF?

#D8F3EF is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8F3EF?

The RGB value is 216, 243, 239: 216 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8F3EF?

The complementary color is #F3D8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8F3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8F3EF color

#D8F3EF rgb(216, 243, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D8F3EF is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 95.3% green and 93.7% blue (216, 243, 239).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 53% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#D8F3EF color codes

HEX	`#D8F3EF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 243, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 95.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 53%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.85, -9.53, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.85, 9.59, 186.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.946, 84.931, 94.037)`
Decimal	`14218223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8F3EF, 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 #D8F3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8F3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #D8F3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8f3ef; }
.text { color: #d8f3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8f3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 243 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8f3ef, #d8e9f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D8F3EF?: #D8F3EF is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8F3EF?: The RGB value is 216, 243, 239: 216 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8F3EF?: The complementary color is #F3D8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8F3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.