What color is #D4D7E0?

#D4D7E0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D7E0?

The RGB value is 212, 215, 224: 212 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D7E0?

The complementary color is #E0DDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D7E0 color

#D4D7E0 rgb(212, 215, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D7E0 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.3% green and 87.8% blue (212, 215, 224).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#D4D7E0 color codes

HEX	`#D4D7E0`
RGB	`rgb(212, 215, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86, 0.66, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86, 4.82, 277.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.904, 67.979, 80.209)`
Decimal	`13948896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D7E0, 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 #D4D7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #D4D7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d7e0; }
.text { color: #d4d7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 215 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d7e0, #d7d4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4D7E0?: #D4D7E0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D7E0?: The RGB value is 212, 215, 224: 212 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D7E0?: The complementary color is #E0DDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.