#D9F4EB
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94.5% 0.031 173.6), rgb(217, 244, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.09:1).
About this color
#D9F4EB is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.031 and its hue 174°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.09:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.031) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.09:1 |
| White text | 1.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D9F4EB |
| RGB | rgb(217, 244, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 55%, 90%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.5% 0.031 173.6) |
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 #D9F4EB | 1.16:1 | Fails | Lc -9.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D9F4EB | 18.09:1 | AAA | Lc 95.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #D9F4EB text on white | 1.16:1 | Fails | Lc 7.6 | Not readable |
| #D9F4EB text on black | 18.09:1 | AAA | Lc -96.7 | 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
#F2F7F5
oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D9F4EB
oklch(94.5% 0.031 173.6)
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Step 200
200
#CBDED8
oklch(88.5% 0.022 174.9)
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Step 300
300
#A7C9BE
oklch(80.8% 0.04 173.7)
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Step 400
400
#77AE9D
oklch(70.7% 0.063 173.1)
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Step 500
500
#509A85
oklch(63.2% 0.081 173)
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Step 600
600
#2F846F
oklch(55.6% 0.088 173.6)
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Step 700
700
#20705D
oklch(49.2% 0.082 173.6)
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Step 800
800
#1E5B4C
oklch(42.7% 0.067 173.7)
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Step 900
900
#1F4B3F
oklch(37.8% 0.053 173)
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Step 950
950
#132C25
oklch(27% 0.034 173.4)
#D9F4EB 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) | #F2F0EB | 0.033 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EDECEC | 0.032 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D3F5F1 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EEEEEE | 0.031 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D9F4EB
#D9F4EB
oklch(94.5% 0.031 173.6)
- #FFE5EE
#FFE5EE
oklch(94.5% 0.031 354.7)
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 #D9F4EB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.028
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.029
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.030
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.030
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.031
- Ice Blue #D7FFFE ΔE 0.031
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.031
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.032
Use #D9F4EB 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.