What color is #D9EDF1?

#D9EDF1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EDF1?

The RGB value is 217, 237, 241: 217 red, 237 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9EDF1?

The complementary color is #F1DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EDF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EDF1 color

#D9EDF1 rgb(217, 237, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9EDF1 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 92.9% green and 94.5% blue (217, 237, 241).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 46% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#D9EDF1 color codes

HEX	`#D9EDF1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 237, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 92.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 46%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.43, -5.79, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.43, 7.15, 215.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.773, 81.67, 95.026)`
Decimal	`14282225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EDF1, 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 #D9EDF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EDF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #D9EDF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9edf1; }
.text { color: #d9edf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9edf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 237 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9edf1, #d9e1f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9EDF1?: #D9EDF1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EDF1?: The RGB value is 217, 237, 241: 217 red, 237 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EDF1?: The complementary color is #F1DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EDF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.