What color is #D3DDDE?

#D3DDDE 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 #D3DDDE?

The RGB value is 211, 221, 222: 211 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DDDE?

The complementary color is #DED4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DDDE color

#D3DDDE rgb(211, 221, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DDDE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.7% green and 87.1% blue (211, 221, 222).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% 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 15.17:1).

#D3DDDE color codes

HEX	`#D3DDDE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 221, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, -3.16, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 3.57, 207.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.903, 70.835, 79.294)`
Decimal	`13884894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DDDE, 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 #D3DDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #D3DDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3ddde; }
.text { color: #d3ddde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3ddde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 221 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3ddde, #d3d8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DDDE?: #D3DDDE 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 #D3DDDE?: The RGB value is 211, 221, 222: 211 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DDDE?: The complementary color is #DED4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.