What color is #D7D1DD?

#D7D1DD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D1DD?

The RGB value is 215, 209, 221: 215 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D1DD?

The complementary color is #D7DDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D1DD color

#D7D1DD rgb(215, 209, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D1DD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 82% green and 86.7% blue (215, 209, 221).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#D7D1DD color codes

HEX	`#D7D1DD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 209, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 82%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, 4.24, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 6.7, 309.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.874, 65.269, 77.626)`
Decimal	`14143965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D1DD, 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 #D7D1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #D7D1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d1dd; }
.text { color: #d7d1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 209 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d1dd, #ddd1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D7D1DD?: #D7D1DD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D1DD?: The RGB value is 215, 209, 221: 215 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D1DD?: The complementary color is #D7DDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.