What color is #D1DFDF?

#D1DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DFDF?

The RGB value is 209, 223, 223: 209 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFD1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DFDF color

#D1DFDF rgb(209, 223, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 87.5% green and 87.5% blue (209, 223, 223).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#D1DFDF color codes

HEX	`#D1DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.8, -4.67, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.8, 4.94, 199.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.999, 71.658, 80.152)`
Decimal	`13754335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DFDF, 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 #D1DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #D1DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dfdf; }
.text { color: #d1dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dfdf, #d1d8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1DFDF?: #D1DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DFDF?: The RGB value is 209, 223, 223: 209 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFD1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.