What color is #D3E2E2?

#D3E2E2 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 #D3E2E2?

The RGB value is 211, 226, 226: 211 red, 226 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E2E2?

The complementary color is #E2D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E2E2 color

#D3E2E2 rgb(211, 226, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3E2E2 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 88.6% green and 88.6% blue (211, 226, 226).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#D3E2E2 color codes

HEX	`#D3E2E2`
RGB	`rgb(211, 226, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 88.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.8, -4.99, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.8, 5.27, 199.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.785, 73.732, 82.597)`
Decimal	`13886178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E2E2, 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 #D3E2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #D3E2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e2e2; }
.text { color: #d3e2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 226 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e2e2, #d3dbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3E2E2?: #D3E2E2 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 #D3E2E2?: The RGB value is 211, 226, 226: 211 red, 226 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E2E2?: The complementary color is #E2D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.