What color is #D8F4FE?

#D8F4FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8F4FE?

The RGB value is 216, 244, 254: 216 red, 244 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8F4FE?

The complementary color is #FEE2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8F4FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8F4FE color

#D8F4FE rgb(216, 244, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D8F4FE is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 95.7% green and 99.6% blue (216, 244, 254).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#D8F4FE color codes

HEX	`#D8F4FE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 244, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 95.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, -7.1, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 10.6, 227.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.554, 86.454, 106.295)`
Decimal	`14218494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8F4FE, 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 #D8F4FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8F4FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #D8F4FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8f4fe; }
.text { color: #d8f4fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8f4fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 244 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8f4fe, #d8e1fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D8F4FE?: #D8F4FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8F4FE?: The RGB value is 216, 244, 254: 216 red, 244 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8F4FE?: The complementary color is #FEE2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8F4FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.