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#D3EDF8 Color

#D3EDF8 is rgb(211, 237, 248) in RGB, hsl(198, 73%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3EDF8
HEX#D3EDF8
RGBrgb(211, 237, 248)
HSLhsl(198, 73%, 90%)
HSVhsv(198, 15%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.031 225.1)
LABlab(92.08% -7.18 -8.38)
LCHlch(92.08% 11.04 229.39)

What #D3EDF8 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 #D3EDF8, 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.

#D3EDF8 Channel Values

How #D3EDF8 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 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 73% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 15% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3EDF8 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3EDF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3EDF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D3EDF8

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 #D3EDF8.

How #D3EDF8 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#D3EDF8
Protanopia#E9E9F8
Protanomaly#E0EBF8
Deuteranopia#E5E5F9
Deuteranomaly#DEE8F8
Tritanopia#D1EEEE
Tritanomaly#D2EEF2
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #D3EDF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3edf8: #D3EDF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3EDF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3edf8': '#D3EDF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.929, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_d3edf8">#D3EDF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3EDF8"

More Teal Colors

#D3EDF8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3EDF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3EDF8?

#D3EDF8 is a lightest teal — rgb(211, 237, 248) in RGB and hsl(198, 73%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #D3EDF8?

#D3EDF8 is rgb(211, 237, 248) — red 211, green 237, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3EDF8?

#D3EDF8 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3EDF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3EDF8 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3EDF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3EDF8 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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