#D8EFF8 Color

#D8EFF8 is rgb(216, 239, 248) in RGB, hsl(197, 70%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 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 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8EFF8

HEX#D8EFF8

RGBrgb(216, 239, 248)

HSLhsl(197, 70%, 91%)

HSVhsv(197, 13%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.027 223.2)

LABlab(92.95% -6.50 -7.07)

LCHlch(92.95% 9.60 227.41)

What #D8EFF8 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 #D8EFF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 2.12 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 5.82 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 6.87 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.1 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 7.95 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 8.07

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#D8EFF8 Channel Values

How #D8EFF8 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 216 · G 239 · B 248	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 70% · L 91%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 13% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.19:1 vs white · 17.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8EFF8 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D8EFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8EFF8; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D8EFF8

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 #D8EFF8 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#D8EFF8

Protanopia#EBEBF8

Protanomaly#E4EDF8

Deuteranopia#E8E8F9

Deuteranomaly#E2EBF8

Tritanopia#D7F0F0

Tritanomaly#D7F0F3

Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #D8EFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8eff8: #D8EFF8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8EFF8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8eff8': '#D8EFF8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.937, blue: 0.973)

Android XML<color name="color_d8eff8">#D8EFF8</color>

SVG fillfill="#D8EFF8"

More Teal Colors

#D8EFF8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d8f0f3 d8ecf3 d9e8e8 d6ffff d9f7f7 d6e6e6 dcf9f6 d4f7f6 def7f6 d4f1f9 dfecec d1ffff 002a38 006994 009e9e 00f6fa 0d98ba 1aa295 25d4cc 3898b7 52dada 73e8dc 8eebe6 b0e0e6

#D8EFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8EFF8?

#D8EFF8 is a lightest teal — rgb(216, 239, 248) in RGB and hsl(197, 70%, 91%) 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 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #D8EFF8?

#D8EFF8 is rgb(216, 239, 248) — red 216, green 239, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8EFF8?

#D8EFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8EFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8EFF8 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8EFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8EFF8 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 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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