What color is #D5DADF?

#D5DADF 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 #D5DADF?

The RGB value is 213, 218, 223: 213 red, 218 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DADF?

The complementary color is #DFDAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DADF color

#D5DADF rgb(213, 218, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5DADF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.5% green and 87.5% blue (213, 218, 223).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#D5DADF color codes

HEX	`#D5DADF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 218, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, -0.76, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 3.13, 255.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.829, 69.616, 79.767)`
Decimal	`14015199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DADF, 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 #D5DADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #D5DADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dadf; }
.text { color: #d5dadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 218 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dadf, #d5d5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5DADF?: #D5DADF 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 #D5DADF?: The RGB value is 213, 218, 223: 213 red, 218 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DADF?: The complementary color is #DFDAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.