What color is #D1D3DF?

#D1D3DF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D3DF?

The RGB value is 209, 211, 223: 209 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D3DF?

The complementary color is #DFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D3DF color

#D1D3DF rgb(209, 211, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D3DF is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 82.7% green and 87.5% blue (209, 211, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 18% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#D1D3DF color codes

HEX	`#D1D3DF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 211, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 82.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 18%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 1.57, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 6.34, 284.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.905, 65.471, 79.121)`
Decimal	`13751263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D3DF, 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 #D1D3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #D1D3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d3df; }
.text { color: #d1d3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 211 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d3df, #d6d1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D1D3DF?: #D1D3DF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D3DF?: The RGB value is 209, 211, 223: 209 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D3DF?: The complementary color is #DFDDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.