What color is #D0D7D9?

#D0D7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D7D9?

The RGB value is 208, 215, 217: 208 red, 215 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D7D9?

The complementary color is #D9D2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D7D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D7D9 color

#D0D7D9 rgb(208, 215, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 84.3% green and 85.1% blue (208, 215, 217).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#D0D7D9 color codes

HEX	`#D0D7D9`
RGB	`rgb(208, 215, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 84.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.51, -1.99, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.51, 2.69, 222.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.835, 67.02, 75.258)`
Decimal	`13686745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D7D9, 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 #D0D7D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D7D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #D0D7D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d7d9; }
.text { color: #d0d7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d7d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 215 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d7d9, #d0d3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0D7D9?: #D0D7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D7D9?: The RGB value is 208, 215, 217: 208 red, 215 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D7D9?: The complementary color is #D9D2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D7D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.