What color is #D4DDD9?

#D4DDD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DDD9?

The RGB value is 212, 221, 217: 212 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DDD9?

The complementary color is #DDD4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DDD9 color

#D4DDD9 rgb(212, 221, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4DDD9 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (212, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#D4DDD9 color codes

HEX	`#D4DDD9`
RGB	`rgb(212, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.35, -3.76, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.35, 3.87, 166.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.53, 70.719, 75.83)`
Decimal	`13950425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DDD9, 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 #D4DDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #D4DDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ddd9; }
.text { color: #d4ddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ddd9, #d4dddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D4DDD9?: #D4DDD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DDD9?: The RGB value is 212, 221, 217: 212 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DDD9?: The complementary color is #DDD4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.