What color is #D7DDDC?

#D7DDDC is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DDDC?

The RGB value is 215, 221, 220: 215 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DDDC?

The complementary color is #DDD7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DDDC color

#D7DDDC rgb(215, 221, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DDDC is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.7% green and 86.3% blue (215, 221, 220).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 8% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#D7DDDC color codes

HEX	`#D7DDDC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 221, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 8%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.64, -2.2, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.64, 2.21, 185.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.797, 71.327, 77.945)`
Decimal	`14147036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DDDC, 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 #D7DDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #D7DDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dddc; }
.text { color: #d7dddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 221 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dddc, #d7dbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DDDC?: #D7DDDC is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DDDC?: The RGB value is 215, 221, 220: 215 red, 221 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DDDC?: The complementary color is #DDD7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.