What color is #D3DFE1?

#D3DFE1 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 #D3DFE1?

The RGB value is 211, 223, 225: 211 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DFE1?

The complementary color is #E1D5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DFE1 color

#D3DFE1 rgb(211, 223, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DFE1 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 87.5% green and 88.2% blue (211, 223, 225).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 19% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#D3DFE1 color codes

HEX	`#D3DFE1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 223, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 87.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, -3.63, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 4.33, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.839, 72.06, 81.607)`
Decimal	`13885409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DFE1, 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 #D3DFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #D3DFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dfe1; }
.text { color: #d3dfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 223 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dfe1, #d3d8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DFE1?: #D3DFE1 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 #D3DFE1?: The RGB value is 211, 223, 225: 211 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DFE1?: The complementary color is #E1D5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.