Color

#D4E9DE

Very light muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Platinum.

RGB

0–255

212

233

222

CMYK

0–100%

9.01%

4.72%

8.63%

RGB describes how #D4E9DE is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 212, green 233 and blue 222.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 9.01%, magenta 0%, yellow 4.72% and black 8.63%.

HSL values

H 148.57° S 32.31% L 87.25%

In the HSL color model, #D4E9DE has a hue of 148.57°, 32.31% saturation and 87.25% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D4E9DE is a very light, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #D4E9DE in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D4E9DE

RGB rgb(212, 233, 222)

HSL hsl(148.57 32.31% 87.25%)

OKLCH oklch(0.915403 0.026701 163.1579)

CSS --color: #D4E9DE;

Tints of #D4E9DE

Tints are lighter variations of #D4E9DE. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#DFF4E9 #DCF2E7 #DAEFE4 #D7ECE1 #D4E9DE

Shades of #D4E9DE

Shades are darker variations of #D4E9DE. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D4E9DE #95A99F #5B6D64 #26372F #000804

Tones of #D4E9DE

Tones reduce the chroma of #D4E9DE, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D4E9DE #D7E8DF #DAE6E0 #DEE5E1 #E1E4E2

Tonal range of #D4E9DE

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D4E9DE between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#DFF4E9 #DCF2E7 #DAEFE4 #D7ECE1 #D4E9DE #95A99F #5B6D64 #26372F #000804

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #DFF4E9;
    --color-200: #DCF2E7;
    --color-300: #DAEFE4;
    --color-400: #D7ECE1;
    --color-500: #D4E9DE;
    --color-600: #95A99F;
    --color-700: #5B6D64;
    --color-800: #26372F;
    --color-900: #000804;
}

Colors that go with #D4E9DE

Color harmonies for #D4E9DE are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#D4E9DE #F1DCE8

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#DCE7D5 #D4E9DE #D0E9E8

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#D4E9DE #E0E1F5 #F4DED5

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#D4E9DE #E9DEF0 #F4DCDE

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#D4E9DE #D7E5F5 #F1DCE8 #EEE1D0

CSS gradients with #D4E9DE

These gradients show how #D4E9DE moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#D4E9DE #DFEEE6 #E9F4EE #F4F9F7 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D4E9DE, #DFEEE6, #E9F4EE, #F4F9F7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#D4E9DE #909E97 #515A55 #1A1E1C #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D4E9DE, #909E97, #515A55, #1A1E1C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D4E9DE #CFE8EC #D7E5F5 #E5DFF4 #F1DCE8

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D4E9DE, #CFE8EC, #D7E5F5, #E5DFF4, #F1DCE8);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D4E9DE. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.27:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.51:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7755 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D4E9DE as the background.

background-color: #D4E9DE;
color: #000000;

Using #D4E9DE in design

See how #D4E9DE works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#D4E9DE used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D4E9DE to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DCF2E7

#D4E9DE

#26372F

Colors similar to #D4E9DE

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D4E9DE, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FAFFFC #BACFC4 #BFF1D8 #E3E3E3 #D6E9DB #D2E9E1 #E4F6E8 #C5DCD4

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D4E9DE may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #E8E6DD Deuteranopia #E4E3DF Tritanopia #D0E9E6

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #D4E9DE can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 69.4723
Y: 77.5479
Z: 80.4012

CIELAB

L*: 90.5732
a*: -8.9713
b*: 2.975

OKLab

L: 0.915403
a: -0.025556
b: 0.007736

OKLCH

L: 0.915403
C: 0.026701
H: 163.1579°