What color is #D5D9E0?

#D5D9E0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D9E0?

The RGB value is 213, 217, 224: 213 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D9E0?

The complementary color is #E0DCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D9E0 color

#D5D9E0 rgb(213, 217, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D9E0 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.1% green and 87.8% blue (213, 217, 224).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 15% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#D5D9E0 color codes

HEX	`#D5D9E0`
RGB	`rgb(213, 217, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 15%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, -0.05, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 3.9, 269.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.705, 69.153, 80.393)`
Decimal	`14014944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D9E0, 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 #D5D9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #D5D9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d9e0; }
.text { color: #d5d9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 217 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d9e0, #d7d5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5D9E0?: #D5D9E0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D9E0?: The RGB value is 213, 217, 224: 213 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D9E0?: The complementary color is #E0DCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.