What color is #D9E5EC?

#D9E5EC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E5EC?

The RGB value is 217, 229, 236: 217 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E5EC?

The complementary color is #ECE0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E5EC color

#D9E5EC rgb(217, 229, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E5EC is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 89.8% green and 92.5% blue (217, 229, 236).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#D9E5EC color codes

HEX	`#D9E5EC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 229, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 89.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.25, -2.67, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.25, 5.47, 240.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.772, 76.846, 90.392)`
Decimal	`14280172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E5EC, 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 #D9E5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #D9E5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e5ec; }
.text { color: #d9e5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 229 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e5ec, #d9dbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D9E5EC?: #D9E5EC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E5EC?: The RGB value is 217, 229, 236: 217 red, 229 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E5EC?: The complementary color is #ECE0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.