What color is #D9EBEB?

#D9EBEB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EBEB?

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

What is the complementary color of #D9EBEB?

The complementary color is #EBD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EBEB color

#D9EBEB rgb(217, 235, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9EBEB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, 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 Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#D9EBEB color codes

HEX	`#D9EBEB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 235, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 92.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, -5.93, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 6.27, 198.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.316, 80.166, 90.192)`
Decimal	`14281707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EBEB, 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 #D9EBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #D9EBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ebeb; }
.text { color: #d9ebeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ebeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 235 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ebeb, #d9e2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9EBEB?: #D9EBEB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EBEB?: The RGB value is 217, 235, 235: 217 red, 235 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EBEB?: The complementary color is #EBD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.