What color is #D3D9CA?

#D3D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D9CA?

The RGB value is 211, 217, 202: 211 red, 217 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D9CA?

The complementary color is #D0CAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D9CA color

#D3D9CA rgb(211, 217, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.1% green and 79.2% blue (211, 217, 202).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#D3D9CA color codes

HEX	`#D3D9CA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 217, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.88, -4.71, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.88, 8.17, 125.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.336, 67.739, 65.657)`
Decimal	`13883850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D9CA, 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 #D3D9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #D3D9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d9ca; }
.text { color: #d3d9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 217 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d9ca, #cbd9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3D9CA?: #D3D9CA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D9CA?: The RGB value is 211, 217, 202: 211 red, 217 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D9CA?: The complementary color is #D0CAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.