What color is #D3E1E4?

#D3E1E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E1E4?

The RGB value is 211, 225, 228: 211 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E1E4?

The complementary color is #E4D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E1E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E1E4 color

#D3E1E4 rgb(211, 225, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3E1E4 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 88.2% green and 89.4% blue (211, 225, 228).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 24% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#D3E1E4 color codes

HEX	`#D3E1E4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 225, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 88.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.59, -4.09, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.59, 5.12, 216.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.79, 73.3, 83.961)`
Decimal	`13885924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E1E4, 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 #D3E1E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E1E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #D3E1E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e1e4; }
.text { color: #d3e1e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e1e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 225 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e1e4, #d3d9e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3E1E4?: #D3E1E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E1E4?: The RGB value is 211, 225, 228: 211 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E1E4?: The complementary color is #E4D6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E1E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.