What color is #D3DDE0?

#D3DDE0 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 #D3DDE0?

The RGB value is 211, 221, 224: 211 red, 221 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DDE0?

The complementary color is #E0D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DDE0 color

#D3DDE0 rgb(211, 221, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DDE0 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.7% green and 87.8% blue (211, 221, 224).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#D3DDE0 color codes

HEX	`#D3DDE0`
RGB	`rgb(211, 221, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -2.79, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 3.83, 223.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.172, 70.943, 80.714)`
Decimal	`13884896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DDE0, 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 #D3DDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #D3DDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dde0; }
.text { color: #d3dde0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dde0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 221 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dde0, #d3d7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DDE0?: #D3DDE0 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 #D3DDE0?: The RGB value is 211, 221, 224: 211 red, 221 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DDE0?: The complementary color is #E0D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.