What color is #D1DADD?

#D1DADD is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DADD?

The RGB value is 209, 218, 221: 209 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DADD?

The complementary color is #DDD4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DADD color

#D1DADD rgb(209, 218, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1DADD is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.5% green and 86.7% blue (209, 218, 221).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 15% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#D1DADD color codes

HEX	`#D1DADD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 218, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.46, -2.46, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.46, 3.53, 225.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.414, 68.918, 78.302)`
Decimal	`13753053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DADD, 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 #D1DADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #D1DADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dadd; }
.text { color: #d1dadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 218 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dadd, #d1d4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1DADD?: #D1DADD is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DADD?: The RGB value is 209, 218, 221: 209 red, 218 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DADD?: The complementary color is #DDD4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.