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#D4EAED Color

#D4EAED is rgb(212, 234, 237) in RGB, hsl(187, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 1%, 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 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4EAED
HEX#D4EAED
RGBrgb(212, 234, 237)
HSLhsl(187, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(187, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.024 206.6)
LABlab(91.13% -7.08 -4.07)
LCHlch(91.13% 8.16 209.89)

What #D4EAED 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 #D4EAED, 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.

#D4EAED Channel Values

How #D4EAED 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 212 · G 234 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4EAED 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 text16.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4EAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4EAED; 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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Tints & Shades of #D4EAED

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4EAED.

How #D4EAED 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#D4EAED
Protanopia#E6E6ED
Protanomaly#DFE8ED
Deuteranopia#E3E3EE
Deuteranomaly#DDE6ED
Tritanopia#D4EAEA
Tritanomaly#D4EAEB
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #D4EAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4eaed: #D4EAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4EAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4eaed': '#D4EAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.918, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d4eaed">#D4EAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4EAED"

More Teal Colors

#D4EAED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4EAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4EAED?

#D4EAED is a lightest teal — rgb(212, 234, 237) in RGB and hsl(187, 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 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #D4EAED?

#D4EAED is rgb(212, 234, 237) — red 212, green 234, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4EAED?

#D4EAED converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4EAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4EAED scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4EAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4EAED 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 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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