What color is #D7D7E1?

#D7D7E1 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D7E1?

The RGB value is 215, 215, 225: 215 red, 215 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D7E1?

The complementary color is #E1E1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D7E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D7E1 color

#D7D7E1 rgb(215, 215, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D7E1 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 84.3% green and 88.2% blue (215, 215, 225).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#D7D7E1 color codes

HEX	`#D7D7E1`
RGB	`rgb(215, 215, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 84.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.25, 1.84, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.25, 5.24, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.913, 68.484, 80.966)`
Decimal	`14145505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D7E1, 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 #D7D7E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D7E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #D7D7E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d7e1; }
.text { color: #d7d7e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d7e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 215 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d7e1, #dcd7e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7D7E1?: #D7D7E1 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D7E1?: The RGB value is 215, 215, 225: 215 red, 215 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D7E1?: The complementary color is #E1E1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D7E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.