What color is #D7D9DE?

#D7D9DE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D9DE?

The RGB value is 215, 217, 222: 215 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D9DE?

The complementary color is #DEDCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D9DE color

#D7D9DE rgb(215, 217, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D9DE is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.1% green and 87.1% blue (215, 217, 222).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#D7D9DE color codes

HEX	`#D7D9DE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 217, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.68, 0.24, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.68, 2.7, 275.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.02, 69.347, 79)`
Decimal	`14146014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D9DE, 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 #D7D9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #D7D9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d9de; }
.text { color: #d7d9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 217 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d9de, #d9d7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7D9DE?: #D7D9DE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D9DE?: The RGB value is 215, 217, 222: 215 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D9DE?: The complementary color is #DEDCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.