What color is #D9EFED?

#D9EFED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EFED?

The RGB value is 217, 239, 237: 217 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9EFED?

The complementary color is #EFD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EFED color

#D9EFED rgb(217, 239, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9EFED is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (217, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cold Omen (#D6EAE8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#D9EFED color codes

HEX	`#D9EFED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.84, -7.58, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.84, 7.72, 191.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.764, 82.598, 92.108)`
Decimal	`14282733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EFED, 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 #D9EFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #D9EFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9efed; }
.text { color: #d9efed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9efed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9efed, #d9e6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9EFED?: #D9EFED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EFED?: The RGB value is 217, 239, 237: 217 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EFED?: The complementary color is #EFD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.