What color is #D9F1F0?

#D9F1F0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Queen of Waves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9F1F0?

The RGB value is 217, 241, 240: 217 red, 241 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9F1F0?

The complementary color is #F1D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9F1F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9F1F0 color

#D9F1F0 rgb(217, 241, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D9F1F0 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 94.5% green and 94.1% blue (217, 241, 240).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 46% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Waves (#D2EAEA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#D9F1F0 color codes

HEX	`#D9F1F0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 241, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 94.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 46%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.43, -8.02, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.43, 8.31, 195.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.795, 83.952, 94.632)`
Decimal	`14283248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9F1F0, 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 #D9F1F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9F1F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #D9F1F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9f1f0; }
.text { color: #d9f1f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9f1f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 241 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9f1f0, #d9e6f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D9F1F0?: #D9F1F0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Queen of Waves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9F1F0?: The RGB value is 217, 241, 240: 217 red, 241 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9F1F0?: The complementary color is #F1D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9F1F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.