What color is #D9E8ED?

#D9E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E8ED?

The RGB value is 217, 232, 237: 217 red, 232 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E8ED?

The complementary color is #EDDED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E8ED color

#D9E8ED rgb(217, 232, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 91% green and 92.9% blue (217, 232, 237).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#D9E8ED color codes

HEX	`#D9E8ED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 232, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 91%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.04, -4.01, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.04, 5.76, 225.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.755, 78.578, 91.438)`
Decimal	`14280941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E8ED, 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 #D9E8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #D9E8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e8ed; }
.text { color: #d9e8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 232 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e8ed, #d9deed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D9E8ED?: #D9E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E8ED?: The RGB value is 217, 232, 237: 217 red, 232 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E8ED?: The complementary color is #EDDED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.