#D4E4EA

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#d4e4ea is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(212, 228, 234), HSL(196°, 34%, 87%), CMYK(9%, 3%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: gainsboro. Contrast is 1.31:1 on white and 16.08:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#d4e4ea
RGBrgb(212 228 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(212, 228, 234)
RGB %rgb(83% 89% 92%)
HSLhsl(196 34% 87%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 9%, 92%)
HWBhwb(196 83% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(89.51 -4.65 -4.86)
LCHlch(89.51 6.73 226.26)
OKLaboklab(0.9087 -0.0141 -0.0128)
OKLCHoklch(0.9087 0.019 222.18)
Decimal13952234

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorgainsboro ΔE 2.4
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)34% / 9%
Lightness (HSL)87%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)88% / 88%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7542
Red / Green / Blue212 / 228 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.31:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.08:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 15.1 / -88.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc -17.4 / 88.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #d4e4ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(90.87% 0.019 222.18);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(212 228 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#d4e4ea] text-[#d4e4ea] border-[#d4e4ea]">