What color is #D1D5CB?

#D1D5CB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D5CB?

The RGB value is 209, 213, 203: 209 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D5CB?

The complementary color is #CFCBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D5CB?

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.

#D1D5CB color

#D1D5CB rgb(209, 213, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D5CB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 83.5% green and 79.6% blue (209, 213, 203).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D1D5CB color codes

HEX	`#D1D5CB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 213, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 83.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, -3.16, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 5.47, 125.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.867, 65.456, 65.916)`
Decimal	`13751755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D5CB, 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 #D1D5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D5CB 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 #D1D5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d5cb; }
.text { color: #d1d5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 213 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d5cb, #ccd5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1D5CB?: #D1D5CB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D5CB?: The RGB value is 209, 213, 203: 209 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D5CB?: The complementary color is #CFCBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D5CB?: 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.