What color is #D1E0DD?

#D1E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1E0DD?

The RGB value is 209, 224, 221: 209 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E0DD?

The complementary color is #E0D1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E0DD color

#D1E0DD rgb(209, 224, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 87.8% green and 86.7% blue (209, 224, 221).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#D1E0DD color codes

HEX	`#D1E0DD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 224, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 87.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.01, -5.56, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.01, 5.57, 182.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.999, 72.086, 78.83)`
Decimal	`13754589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E0DD, 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 #D1E0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #D1E0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e0dd; }
.text { color: #d1e0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 224 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e0dd, #d1dce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1E0DD?: #D1E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1E0DD?: The RGB value is 209, 224, 221: 209 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E0DD?: The complementary color is #E0D1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.