What color is #D6D9E3?

#D6D9E3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D9E3?

The RGB value is 214, 217, 227: 214 red, 217 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D9E3?

The complementary color is #E3E0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D9E3 color

#D6D9E3 rgb(214, 217, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D9E3 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 85.1% green and 89% blue (214, 217, 227).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 19% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#D6D9E3 color codes

HEX	`#D6D9E3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 217, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 85.1%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 19%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, 0.85, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 5.32, 279.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.407, 69.468, 82.568)`
Decimal	`14080483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D9E3, 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 #D6D9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #D6D9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d9e3; }
.text { color: #d6d9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 217 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d9e3, #dad6e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D6D9E3?: #D6D9E3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D9E3?: The RGB value is 214, 217, 227: 214 red, 217 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D9E3?: The complementary color is #E3E0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.