What color is #D5DFDC?

#D5DFDC 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 #D5DFDC?

The RGB value is 213, 223, 220: 213 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DFDC?

The complementary color is #DFD5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DFDC color

#D5DFDC rgb(213, 223, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5DFDC is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.5% green and 86.3% blue (213, 223, 220).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#D5DFDC color codes

HEX	`#D5DFDC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 223, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.01, -3.9, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.01, 3.91, 175.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.744, 72.088, 78.094)`
Decimal	`14016476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DFDC, 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 #D5DFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #D5DFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dfdc; }
.text { color: #d5dfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 223 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dfdc, #d5dddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5DFDC?: #D5DFDC 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 #D5DFDC?: The RGB value is 213, 223, 220: 213 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DFDC?: The complementary color is #DFD5D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.