Color

#D7E5EA

White. Nearest reference color: Platinum.

RGB

0–255

215

229

234

CMYK

0–100%

8.12%

2.14%

8.24%

RGB describes how #D7E5EA is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 215, green 229 and blue 234.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 8.12%, magenta 2.14%, yellow 0% and black 8.24%.

HSL values

H 195.79° S 31.15% L 88.04%

In the HSL color model, #D7E5EA has a hue of 195.79°, 31.15% saturation and 88.04% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D7E5EA is an achromatic very light white.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #D7E5EA in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D7E5EA

RGB rgb(215, 229, 234)

HSL hsl(195.79 31.15% 88.04%)

OKLCH oklch(0.91286 0.016483 221.0884)

CSS --color: #D7E5EA;

Tints of #D7E5EA

Tints are lighter variations of #D7E5EA. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E3F1F6 #E0EEF3 #DDEBF0 #DAE8ED #D7E5EA

Shades of #D7E5EA

Shades are darker variations of #D7E5EA. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D7E5EA #98A6AA #5E6A6F #293438 #01070A

Tones of #D7E5EA

Tones reduce the chroma of #D7E5EA, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D7E5EA #D9E4E8 #DCE4E7 #DEE3E5 #E0E2E3

Tonal range of #D7E5EA

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D7E5EA between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E3F1F6 #E0EEF3 #DDEBF0 #DAE8ED #D7E5EA #98A6AA #5E6A6F #293438 #01070A

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E3F1F6;
    --color-200: #E0EEF3;
    --color-300: #DDEBF0;
    --color-400: #DAE8ED;
    --color-500: #D7E5EA;
    --color-600: #98A6AA;
    --color-700: #5E6A6F;
    --color-800: #293438;
    --color-900: #01070A;
}

Colors that go with #D7E5EA

Color harmonies for #D7E5EA 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.

#D7E5EA #EDDFDA

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#D7E6E5 #D7E5EA #DAE3ED

Triadic

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

#D7E5EA #EADEE5 #E4E3D6

Split complementary

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

#D7E5EA #EDDEDF #E9E1D7

Tetradic

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

#D7E5EA #E6DFEA #EDDFDA #DEE5D9

CSS gradients with #D7E5EA

These gradients show how #D7E5EA 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.

#D7E5EA #E1EBEF #EBF2F4 #F5F8FA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D7E5EA, #E1EBEF, #EBF2F4, #F5F8FA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#D7E5EA #929C9F #52585A #1A1D1E #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D7E5EA, #929C9F, #52585A, #1A1D1E, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D7E5EA #DDE2EE #E6DFEB #ECDEE3 #EDDFDA

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D7E5EA, #DDE2EE, #E6DFEB, #ECDEE3, #EDDFDA);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D7E5EA. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.29:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.29:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7643 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D7E5EA as the background.

background-color: #D7E5EA;
color: #000000;

Using #D7E5EA in design

See how #D7E5EA 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

#D7E5EA used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D7E5EA to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E0EEF3

#D7E5EA

#293438

Colors similar to #D7E5EA

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D7E5EA, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#333333 #484848 #5D5D5D #747474 #8C8C8C #A4A4A4 #BEBEBE #D7D7D7

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D7E5EA 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 #E2E4EA Deuteranopia #DFE1EA Tritanopia #D2E7E6

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, #D7E5EA can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 70.8917
Y: 76.4254
Z: 88.8426

CIELAB

L*: 90.0565
a*: -3.6972
b*: -4.033

OKLab

L: 0.91286
a: -0.012423
b: -0.010833

OKLCH

L: 0.91286
C: 0.016483
H: 221.0884°