What color is #D2D9CB?

#D2D9CB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D9CB?

The RGB value is 210, 217, 203: 210 red, 217 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D9CB?

The complementary color is #D2CBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D9CB color

#D2D9CB rgb(210, 217, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2D9CB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 85.1% green and 79.6% blue (210, 217, 203).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#D2D9CB color codes

HEX	`#D2D9CB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 217, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 85.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, -4.88, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 7.79, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.169, 67.639, 66.269)`
Decimal	`13818315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D9CB, 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 #D2D9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #D2D9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d9cb; }
.text { color: #d2d9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 217 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d9cb, #cbd9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D9CB?: #D2D9CB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D9CB?: The RGB value is 210, 217, 203: 210 red, 217 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D9CB?: The complementary color is #D2CBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.