#D4E9ED Color

#D4E9ED is rgb(212, 233, 237) in RGB, hsl(190, 41%, 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 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4E9ED

HEX#D4E9ED

RGBrgb(212, 233, 237)

HSLhsl(190, 41%, 88%)

HSVhsv(190, 11%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(92% 0.023 210.4)

LABlab(90.87% -6.60 -4.44)

LCHlch(90.87% 7.96 213.95)

What #D4E9ED 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 #D4E9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 4.16 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.54 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 7.9 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.9 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 8.54 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 8.58

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#D4E9ED Channel Values

How #D4E9ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 212 · G 233 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 190° · S 41% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 190° · S 11% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.68:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4E9ED 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4E9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4E9ED; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D4E9ED

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

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How #D4E9ED 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#D4E9ED

Protanopia#E6E6ED

Protanomaly#DFE7ED

Deuteranopia#E2E2EE

Deuteranomaly#DDE5ED

Tritanopia#D3EAEA

Tritanomaly#D4E9EB

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #D4E9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4e9ed: #D4E9ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4E9ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4e9ed': '#D4E9ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.914, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_d4e9ed">#D4E9ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#D4E9ED"

More Teal Colors

#D4E9ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#D4E9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4E9ED?

#D4E9ED is a lightest teal — rgb(212, 233, 237) in RGB and hsl(190, 41%, 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 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #D4E9ED?

#D4E9ED is rgb(212, 233, 237) — red 212, green 233, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4E9ED?

#D4E9ED 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 #D4E9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4E9ED scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4E9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4E9ED 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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