What color is #D1D5CF?

#D1D5CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D5CF?

The RGB value is 209, 213, 207: 209 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D5CF?

The complementary color is #D3CFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D5CF color

#D1D5CF rgb(209, 213, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D5CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 83.5% green and 81.2% blue (209, 213, 207).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 7% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#D1D5CF color codes

HEX	`#D1D5CF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 213, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 83.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 7%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.82, -2.45, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.82, 3.49, 134.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.349, 65.649, 68.459)`
Decimal	`13751759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D5CF, 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 #D1D5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #D1D5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d5cf; }
.text { color: #d1d5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 213 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d5cf, #cfd5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1D5CF?: #D1D5CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D5CF?: The RGB value is 209, 213, 207: 209 red, 213 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D5CF?: The complementary color is #D3CFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.