What color is #D1E0E1?

#D1E0E1 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 #D1E0E1?

The RGB value is 209, 224, 225: 209 red, 224 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E0E1?

The complementary color is #E1D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E0E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E0E1 color

#D1E0E1 rgb(209, 224, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1E0E1 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 87.8% green and 88.2% blue (209, 224, 225).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#D1E0E1 color codes

HEX	`#D1E0E1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 224, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 87.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.11, -4.8, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.11, 5.29, 204.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.538, 72.302, 81.67)`
Decimal	`13754593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E0E1, 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 #D1E0E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E0E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #D1E0E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e0e1; }
.text { color: #d1e0e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e0e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 224 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e0e1, #d1d8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D1E0E1?: #D1E0E1 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 #D1E0E1?: The RGB value is 209, 224, 225: 209 red, 224 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E0E1?: The complementary color is #E1D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E0E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.