What color is #D9E8E7?

#D9E8E7 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E8E7?

The RGB value is 217, 232, 231: 217 red, 232 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E8E7?

The complementary color is #E8D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E8E7 color

#D9E8E7 rgb(217, 232, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E8E7 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 91% green and 90.6% blue (217, 232, 231).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#D9E8E7 color codes

HEX	`#D9E8E7`
RGB	`rgb(217, 232, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 91%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.89, -5.15, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.89, 5.3, 193.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.893, 78.234, 86.899)`
Decimal	`14280935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E8E7, 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 #D9E8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #D9E8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e8e7; }
.text { color: #d9e8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 232 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e8e7, #d9e2e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #D9E8E7?: #D9E8E7 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E8E7?: The RGB value is 217, 232, 231: 217 red, 232 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E8E7?: The complementary color is #E8D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.