What color is #D7D9D0?

#D7D9D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D9D0?

The RGB value is 215, 217, 208: 215 red, 217 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D9D0?

The complementary color is #D2D0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D9D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D9D0 color

#D7D9D0 rgb(215, 217, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D9D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.1% green and 81.6% blue (215, 217, 208).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#D7D9D0 color codes

HEX	`#D7D9D0`
RGB	`rgb(215, 217, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -2.28, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 4.77, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.221, 68.627, 69.525)`
Decimal	`14146000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D9D0, 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 #D7D9D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D9D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #D7D9D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d9d0; }
.text { color: #d7d9d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d9d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 217 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d9d0, #d3d9d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D7D9D0?: #D7D9D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D9D0?: The RGB value is 215, 217, 208: 215 red, 217 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D9D0?: The complementary color is #D2D0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D9D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.