What color is #D9E0EE?

#D9E0EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E0EE?

The RGB value is 217, 224, 238: 217 red, 224 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E0EE?

The complementary color is #EEE7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E0EE color

#D9E0EE rgb(217, 224, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9E0EE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.8% green and 93.3% blue (217, 224, 238).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#D9E0EE color codes

HEX	`#D9E0EE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 224, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, 0.3, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 7.63, 272.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.7, 74.235, 91.476)`
Decimal	`14278894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E0EE, 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 #D9E0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #D9E0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e0ee; }
.text { color: #d9e0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 224 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e0ee, #dcd9ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9E0EE?: #D9E0EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E0EE?: The RGB value is 217, 224, 238: 217 red, 224 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E0EE?: The complementary color is #EEE7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.