What color is #D1DDE2?

#D1DDE2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DDE2?

The RGB value is 209, 221, 226: 209 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DDE2?

The complementary color is #E2D6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DDE2 color

#D1DDE2 rgb(209, 221, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1DDE2 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 86.7% green and 88.6% blue (209, 221, 226).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Head in the Clouds (#D1DDE1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#D1DDE2 color codes

HEX	`#D1DDE2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 221, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 86.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.37, -3.06, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.37, 4.91, 231.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.876, 70.758, 82.124)`
Decimal	`13753826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DDE2, 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 #D1DDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #D1DDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dde2; }
.text { color: #d1dde2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dde2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 221 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dde2, #d1d5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1DDE2?: #D1DDE2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DDE2?: The RGB value is 209, 221, 226: 209 red, 221 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DDE2?: The complementary color is #E2D6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.