What color is #D5D9D2?

#D5D9D2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D9D2?

The RGB value is 213, 217, 210: 213 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D9D2?

The complementary color is #D6D2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D9D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D9D2 color

#D5D9D2 rgb(213, 217, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D9D2 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.1% green and 82.4% blue (213, 217, 210).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 8% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D5D9D2 color codes

HEX	`#D5D9D2`
RGB	`rgb(213, 217, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 8%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.22, -2.62, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.22, 3.96, 131.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.884, 68.425, 70.802)`
Decimal	`14014930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D9D2, 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 #D5D9D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D9D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D5D9D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d9d2; }
.text { color: #d5d9d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d9d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 217 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d9d2, #d2d9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5D9D2?: #D5D9D2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D9D2?: The RGB value is 213, 217, 210: 213 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D9D2?: The complementary color is #D6D2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D9D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.