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#D3EDEE Color

#D3EDEE is rgb(211, 237, 238) in RGB, hsl(182, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 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 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3EDEE
HEX#D3EDEE
RGBrgb(211, 237, 238)
HSLhsl(182, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(182, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.027 199.5)
LABlab(91.86% -8.68 -3.54)
LCHlch(91.86% 9.37 202.16)

What #D3EDEE 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 #D3EDEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 3.94Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 6.14Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.86Azure#F0FFFFΔE 8.09Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 8.72Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 9.84

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

#D3EDEE Channel Values

How #D3EDEE 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 237 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3EDEE 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3EDEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3EDEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3EDEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D3EDEE
Complementary
#EED4D3
Analogous
#D3EEE1
Analogous
#D3E0EE
Triadic
#EED3ED
Triadic
#EDEED3
Split comp.
#EED3E0
Split comp.
#EEE1D3

Tints & Shades of #D3EDEE

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

#D7EEEF
#DEF1F2
#E2F3F4
#E9F6F6
#EDF7F8
#F4FAFB

Shades

#A7DBDD
#7BC9CC
#4FB7BA
#399093
#286567
#173A3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3EDEE.

How #D3EDEE 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#D3EDEE
Protanopia#E9E9EE
Protanomaly#E0EBEE
Deuteranopia#E5E5EF
Deuteranomaly#DEE8EE
Tritanopia#D3EDED
Tritanomaly#D3EDED
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3EDEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3edee: #D3EDEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3EDEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3edee': '#D3EDEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.929, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d3edee">#D3EDEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3EDEE"

More Teal Colors

#D3EDEE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D3EDEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3EDEE?

#D3EDEE is a lightest teal — rgb(211, 237, 238) in RGB and hsl(182, 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 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #D3EDEE?

#D3EDEE is rgb(211, 237, 238) — red 211, green 237, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3EDEE?

#D3EDEE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3EDEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3EDEE scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3EDEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3EDEE 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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