What color is #D7D9DA?

#D7D9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D9DA?

The RGB value is 215, 217, 218: 215 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D9DA?

The complementary color is #DAD8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D9DA color

#D7D9DA rgb(215, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D9DA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (215, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gliding Feather (#D7D8D9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#D7D9DA color codes

HEX	`#D7D9DA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 1%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.57, -0.5, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.57, 0.88, 235.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.49, 69.135, 76.21)`
Decimal	`14146010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D9DA, 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 #D7D9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #D7D9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d9da; }
.text { color: #d7d9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d9da, #d7d8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7D9DA?: #D7D9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D9DA?: The RGB value is 215, 217, 218: 215 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D9DA?: The complementary color is #DAD8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.