What color is #D9EBEA?

#D9EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EBEA?

The RGB value is 217, 235, 234: 217 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9EBEA?

The complementary color is #EBD9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EBEA color

#D9EBEA rgb(217, 235, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (217, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cold Omen (#D6EAE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#D9EBEA color codes

HEX	`#D9EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.73, -6.11, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.73, 6.31, 194.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.172, 80.108, 89.433)`
Decimal	`14281706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EBEA, 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 #D9EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #D9EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ebea; }
.text { color: #d9ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ebea, #d9e3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9EBEA?: #D9EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EBEA?: The RGB value is 217, 235, 234: 217 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EBEA?: The complementary color is #EBD9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.