What color is #D1D9E5?

#D1D9E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D9E5?

The RGB value is 209, 217, 229: 209 red, 217 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D9E5?

The complementary color is #E5DDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D9E5 color

#D1D9E5 rgb(209, 217, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1D9E5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.1% green and 89.8% blue (209, 217, 229).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Desert (#D1DCE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#D1D9E5 color codes

HEX	`#D1D9E5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 217, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.42, -0.41, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.42, 6.82, 266.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.247, 68.838, 83.963)`
Decimal	`13752805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D9E5, 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 #D1D9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #D1D9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d9e5; }
.text { color: #d1d9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 217 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d9e5, #d3d1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1D9E5?: #D1D9E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D9E5?: The RGB value is 209, 217, 229: 209 red, 217 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D9E5?: The complementary color is #E5DDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.