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#D3EAEE Color

#D3EAEE is rgb(211, 234, 238) in RGB, hsl(189, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3EAEE
HEX#D3EAEE
RGBrgb(211, 234, 238)
HSLhsl(189, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(189, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.025 209.3)
LABlab(91.08% -7.26 -4.67)
LCHlch(91.08% 8.63 212.73)

What #D3EAEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D3EAEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#D3EAEE Channel Values

How #D3EAEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 211 · G 234 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3EAEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3EAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3EAEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D3EAEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3EAEE.

How #D3EAEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D3EAEE
Protanopia#E6E6EE
Protanomaly#DFE8EE
Deuteranopia#E3E3EF
Deuteranomaly#DDE6EE
Tritanopia#D2EBEB
Tritanomaly#D3EAEC
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #D3EAEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d3eaee: #D3EAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3EAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3eaee': '#D3EAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.918, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d3eaee">#D3EAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3EAEE"

More Teal Colors

#D3EAEE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3EAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3EAEE?

#D3EAEE is a lightest teal — rgb(211, 234, 238) in RGB and hsl(189, 44%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #D3EAEE?

#D3EAEE is rgb(211, 234, 238) — red 211, green 234, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3EAEE?

#D3EAEE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3EAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3EAEE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3EAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3EAEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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