What color is #D3DDE7?

#D3DDE7 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nordic Breeze?

The RGB value is 211, 221, 231: 211 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nordic Breeze?

The complementary color is #E7DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nordic Breeze color: hex code #D3DDE7

#D3DDE7 rgb(211, 221, 231)

Shades of blue

Nordic Breeze has the hex code #D3DDE7. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.7% green and 90.6% blue (211, 221, 231).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 29% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

Nordic Breeze (#D3DDE7) color codes

HEX	`#D3DDE7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 221, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 29%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.65, -1.45, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.65, 6.21, 256.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.141, 71.331, 85.817)`
Decimal	`13884903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nordic Breeze, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D3DDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D3DDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dde7; }
.text { color: #d3dde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 221 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dde7, #d3d3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #D3DDE7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D3DDE7?: #D3DDE7 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nordic Breeze?: The RGB value is 211, 221, 231: 211 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nordic Breeze?: The complementary color is #E7DDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.