What color is #D1D5D8?

#D1D5D8 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D5D8?

The RGB value is 209, 213, 216: 209 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D5D8?

The complementary color is #D8D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D5D8 color

#D1D5D8 rgb(209, 213, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D5D8 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 83.5% green and 84.7% blue (209, 213, 216).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 8% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gliding Feather (#D7D8D9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#D1D5D8 color codes

HEX	`#D1D5D8`
RGB	`rgb(209, 213, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 83.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 8%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, -0.8, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 2.11, 247.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.481, 66.101, 74.42)`
Decimal	`13751768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D5D8, 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 #D1D5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #D1D5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d5d8; }
.text { color: #d1d5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 213 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d5d8, #d1d2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1D5D8?: #D1D5D8 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D5D8?: The RGB value is 209, 213, 216: 209 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D5D8?: The complementary color is #D8D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.