What color is #D7DAE3?

#D7DAE3 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 #D7DAE3?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 227: 215 red, 218 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAE3?

The complementary color is #E3E0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAE3 color

#D7DAE3 rgb(215, 218, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DAE3 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 89% blue (215, 218, 227).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#D7DAE3 color codes

HEX	`#D7DAE3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.06, 0.66, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.06, 4.8, 277.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.958, 70.136, 82.668)`
Decimal	`14146275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAE3, 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 #D7DAE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #D7DAE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dae3; }
.text { color: #d7dae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dae3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dae3, #dad7e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DAE3?: #D7DAE3 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 #D7DAE3?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 227: 215 red, 218 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAE3?: The complementary color is #E3E0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.