What color is #D2D5C5?

#D2D5C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D5C5?

The RGB value is 210, 213, 197: 210 red, 213 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D5C5?

The complementary color is #C8C5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D5C5 color

#D2D5C5 rgb(210, 213, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2D5C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 83.5% green and 77.3% blue (210, 213, 197).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 16% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#D2D5C5 color codes

HEX	`#D2D5C5`
RGB	`rgb(210, 213, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 83.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 16%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -3.85, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 8.48, 116.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.449, 65.321, 62.236)`
Decimal	`13817285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D5C5, 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 #D2D5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #D2D5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d5c5; }
.text { color: #d2d5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 213 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d5c5, #cad5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D5C5?: #D2D5C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D5C5?: The RGB value is 210, 213, 197: 210 red, 213 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D5C5?: The complementary color is #C8C5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.