What color is #D0DFDE?

#D0DFDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0DFDE?

The RGB value is 208, 223, 222: 208 red, 223 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0DFDE?

The complementary color is #DFD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0DFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0DFDE color

#D0DFDE rgb(208, 223, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0DFDE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 87.5% green and 87.1% blue (208, 223, 222).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#D0DFDE color codes

HEX	`#D0DFDE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 223, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 87.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.71, -5.19, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.71, 5.33, 193.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.582, 71.458, 79.431)`
Decimal	`13688798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0DFDE, 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 #D0DFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0DFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #D0DFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0dfde; }
.text { color: #d0dfde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0dfde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 223 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0dfde, #d0d9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D0DFDE?: #D0DFDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0DFDE?: The RGB value is 208, 223, 222: 208 red, 223 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0DFDE?: The complementary color is #DFD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0DFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.