What color is #D2DDDE?

#D2DDDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2DDDE?

The RGB value is 210, 221, 222: 210 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2DDDE?

The complementary color is #DED3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2DDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2DDDE color

#D2DDDE rgb(210, 221, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2DDDE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 86.7% green and 87.1% blue (210, 221, 222).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#D2DDDE color codes

HEX	`#D2DDDE`
RGB	`rgb(210, 221, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 86.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, -3.5, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 3.92, 206.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.617, 70.688, 79.28)`
Decimal	`13819358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2DDDE, 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 #D2DDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2DDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #D2DDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2ddde; }
.text { color: #d2ddde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2ddde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 221 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2ddde, #d2d7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D2DDDE?: #D2DDDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2DDDE?: The RGB value is 210, 221, 222: 210 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2DDDE?: The complementary color is #DED3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2DDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.