ColorXprez

#D1E4E2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1E4E2

With the hex code #D1E4E2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4D1D3, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red209
Green228
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D1E4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1E4E2.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1E4E2.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1E4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1E4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E2E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDFE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE5E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1E4E2?

With the hex code #D1E4E2, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1E4E2?

Use black text. Black on #D1E4E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1E4E2?

Its complementary colour is #E4D1D3, and analogous partners are #D1E4D9 and #D1DDE4.