What color is #D1D8E2?

#D1D8E2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D8E2?

The RGB value is 209, 216, 226: 209 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D8E2?

The complementary color is #E2DBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D8E2 color

#D1D8E2 rgb(209, 216, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D8E2 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 84.7% green and 88.6% blue (209, 216, 226).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#D1D8E2 color codes

HEX	`#D1D8E2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 216, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 84.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -0.47, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 5.74, 265.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.575, 68.157, 81.69)`
Decimal	`13752546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D8E2, 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 #D1D8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #D1D8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d8e2; }
.text { color: #d1d8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 216 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d8e2, #d3d1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1D8E2?: #D1D8E2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D8E2?: The RGB value is 209, 216, 226: 209 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D8E2?: The complementary color is #E2DBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.