What color is #D6D9DD?

#D6D9DD 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 #D6D9DD?

The RGB value is 214, 217, 221: 214 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D9DD?

The complementary color is #DDDAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D9DD?

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.

#D6D9DD color

#D6D9DD rgb(214, 217, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D9DD is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 85.1% green and 86.7% blue (214, 217, 221).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D6D9DD color codes

HEX	`#D6D9DD`
RGB	`rgb(214, 217, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 85.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.57, -0.28, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.57, 2.33, 263.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.593, 69.142, 78.283)`
Decimal	`14080477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D9DD, 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 #D6D9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D9DD 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 #D6D9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d9dd; }
.text { color: #d6d9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 217 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d9dd, #d7d6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D6D9DD?: #D6D9DD 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 #D6D9DD?: The RGB value is 214, 217, 221: 214 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D9DD?: The complementary color is #DDDAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D9DD?: 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.