What color is #D4DCE6?

#D4DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DCE6?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 230: 212 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DCE6?

The complementary color is #E6DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DCE6 color

#D4DCE6 rgb(212, 220, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (212, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Breeze (#D3DDE7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#D4DCE6 color codes

HEX	`#D4DCE6`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, -0.8, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 5.87, 262.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.025, 70.896, 85.001)`
Decimal	`13950182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DCE6, 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 #D4DCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #D4DCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dce6; }
.text { color: #d4dce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dce6, #d5d4e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D4DCE6?: #D4DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nordic Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DCE6?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 230: 212 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DCE6?: The complementary color is #E6DED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.