#D3F3EA
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93.9% 0.035 176.7), rgb(211, 243, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.77:1).
About this color
#D3F3EA is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.77:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.77:1 |
| White text | 1.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D3F3EA |
| RGB | rgb(211, 243, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 57%, 89%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.9% 0.035 176.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #D3F3EA | 1.18:1 | Fails | Lc -10.2 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D3F3EA | 17.77:1 | AAA | Lc 94.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #D3F3EA text on white | 1.18:1 | Fails | Lc 8.7 | Not readable |
| #D3F3EA text on black | 17.77:1 | AAA | Lc -95.5 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F1F7F5
oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D3F3EA
oklch(93.9% 0.035 176.7)
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Step 200
200
#C9DFD9
oklch(88.6% 0.025 177.6)
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Step 300
300
#A2CBC0
oklch(80.9% 0.046 176.9)
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Step 400
400
#6DB09F
oklch(70.7% 0.073 176.1)
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Step 500
500
#3F9C88
oklch(63.1% 0.093 176.6)
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Step 600
600
#0B8672
oklch(55.5% 0.101 177)
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Step 700
700
#00715F
oklch(49% 0.091 176.5)
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Step 800
800
#045D4E
oklch(42.8% 0.078 176.5)
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Step 900
900
#144C41
oklch(37.7% 0.06 177.1)
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Step 950
950
#0E2D26
oklch(27.1% 0.039 176)
#D3F3EA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F0EFEA | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EAEAEB | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CCF4F0 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #ECECEC | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D3F3EA
#D3F3EA
oklch(93.9% 0.035 176.7)
- #FFE2EB
#FFE2EB
oklch(93.9% 0.034 357)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #D3F3EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.025
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.032
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.032
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.032
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.033
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.033
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.035
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.035
Use #D3F3EA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.