What color is #D9E6EF?

#D9E6EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E6EF?

The RGB value is 217, 230, 239: 217 red, 230 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E6EF?

The complementary color is #EFE2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E6EF?

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.

#D9E6EF color

#D9E6EF rgb(217, 230, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9E6EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 90.2% green and 93.7% blue (217, 230, 239).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D9E6EF color codes

HEX	`#D9E6EF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 230, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 90.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.59, -2.6, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.59, 6.41, 246.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.489, 77.576, 92.799)`
Decimal	`14280431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E6EF, 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 #D9E6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E6EF 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 #D9E6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e6ef; }
.text { color: #d9e6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 230 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e6ef, #d9dbef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D9E6EF?: #D9E6EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E6EF?: The RGB value is 217, 230, 239: 217 red, 230 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E6EF?: The complementary color is #EFE2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E6EF?: 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.