What color is #D1D0CF?

#D1D0CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Blowing Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D0CF?

The RGB value is 209, 208, 207: 209 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D0CF?

The complementary color is #CFD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D0CF color

#D1D0CF rgb(209, 208, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D0CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.6% green and 81.2% blue (209, 208, 207).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Smoke (#D2D1D0), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#D1D0CF color codes

HEX	`#D1D0CF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 208, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 1%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, 0.16, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 0.64, 75.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.111, 63.172, 68.046)`
Decimal	`13750479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D0CF, 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 #D1D0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #D1D0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d0cf; }
.text { color: #d1d0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 208 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d0cf, #d1d1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1D0CF?: #D1D0CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Blowing Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D0CF?: The RGB value is 209, 208, 207: 209 red, 208 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D0CF?: The complementary color is #CFD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.