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#D9ECED Color

#D9ECED is rgb(217, 236, 237) in RGB, hsl(183, 36%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9ECED
HEX#D9ECED
RGBrgb(217, 236, 237)
HSLhsl(183, 36%, 89%)
HSVhsv(183, 8%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.02 200.6)
LABlab(92.00% -6.35 -2.75)
LCHlch(92.00% 6.92 203.42)

What #D9ECED 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 #D9ECED, 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.

#D9ECED Channel Values

How #D9ECED 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 217 · G 236 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 36% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 8% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9ECED 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 text17.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9ECED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9ECED; 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 #D9ECED

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 #D9ECED.

How #D9ECED 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#D9ECED
Protanopia#E9E9ED
Protanomaly#E3EAED
Deuteranopia#E6E6ED
Deuteranomaly#E1E8ED
Tritanopia#D9ECEC
Tritanomaly#D9ECEC
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #D9ECED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9eced: #D9ECED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9ECED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9eced': '#D9ECED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.925, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d9eced">#D9ECED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9ECED"

More Teal Colors

#D9ECED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9ECED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9ECED?

#D9ECED is a lightest teal — rgb(217, 236, 237) in RGB and hsl(183, 36%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #D9ECED?

#D9ECED is rgb(217, 236, 237) — red 217, green 236, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9ECED?

#D9ECED converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9ECED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9ECED scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9ECED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9ECED 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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