What color is #D9EFFC?

#D9EFFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9EFFC?

The RGB value is 217, 239, 252: 217 red, 239 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9EFFC?

The complementary color is #FCE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9EFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9EFFC color

#D9EFFC rgb(217, 239, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D9EFFC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 93.7% green and 98.8% blue (217, 239, 252).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#D9EFFC color codes

HEX	`#D9EFFC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 239, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 93.7%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.24, -4.65, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.24, 9.87, 241.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.048, 83.511, 104.137)`
Decimal	`14282748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9EFFC, 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 #D9EFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9EFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	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 #D9EFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9effc; }
.text { color: #d9effc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9effc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 239 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9effc, #d9defc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D9EFFC?: #D9EFFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9EFFC?: The RGB value is 217, 239, 252: 217 red, 239 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9EFFC?: The complementary color is #FCE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9EFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.