What color is #D1D9C5?

#D1D9C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D9C5?

The RGB value is 209, 217, 197: 209 red, 217 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D9C5?

The complementary color is #CDC5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D9C5 color

#D1D9C5 rgb(209, 217, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1D9C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.1% green and 77.3% blue (209, 217, 197).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#D1D9C5 color codes

HEX	`#D1D9C5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 217, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, -6.26, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 10.9, 125.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.184, 67.212, 62.562)`
Decimal	`13752773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D9C5, 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 #D1D9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #D1D9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d9c5; }
.text { color: #d1d9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 217 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d9c5, #c7d9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1D9C5?: #D1D9C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D9C5?: The RGB value is 209, 217, 197: 209 red, 217 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D9C5?: The complementary color is #CDC5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.