What color is #D9EFF6?

#D9EFF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EFF6?

The RGB value is 217, 239, 246: 217 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9EFF6?

The complementary color is #F6E0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EFF6 color

#D9EFF6 rgb(217, 239, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9EFF6 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 93.7% green and 96.5% blue (217, 239, 246).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 62% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#D9EFF6 color codes

HEX	`#D9EFF6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 239, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 93.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 62%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.07, -5.84, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.07, 8.25, 224.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.112, 83.137, 99.208)`
Decimal	`14282742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EFF6, 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 #D9EFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #D9EFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9eff6; }
.text { color: #d9eff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9eff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 239 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9eff6, #d9e1f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9EFF6?: #D9EFF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EFF6?: The RGB value is 217, 239, 246: 217 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EFF6?: The complementary color is #F6E0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.