What color is #D6DEDB?

#D6DEDB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DEDB?

The RGB value is 214, 222, 219: 214 red, 222 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DEDB?

The complementary color is #DED6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DEDB color

#D6DEDB rgb(214, 222, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6DEDB is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 87.1% green and 85.9% blue (214, 222, 219).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#D6DEDB color codes

HEX	`#D6DEDB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 222, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 87.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.8, -3.24, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.8, 3.28, 170.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.637, 71.653, 77.324)`
Decimal	`14081755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DEDB, 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 #D6DEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #D6DEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6dedb; }
.text { color: #d6dedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6dedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 222 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6dedb, #d6ddde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D6DEDB?: #D6DEDB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DEDB?: The RGB value is 214, 222, 219: 214 red, 222 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DEDB?: The complementary color is #DED6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.