What color is #D7DDE4?

#D7DDE4 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DDE4?

The RGB value is 215, 221, 228: 215 red, 221 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DDE4?

The complementary color is #E4DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DDE4 color

#D7DDE4 rgb(215, 221, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DDE4 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.7% green and 89.4% blue (215, 221, 228).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Skyscraper (#D3DBE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#D7DDE4 color codes

HEX	`#D7DDE4`
RGB	`rgb(215, 221, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, -0.71, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 4.18, 260.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.882, 71.761, 83.659)`
Decimal	`14147044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DDE4, 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 #D7DDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #D7DDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dde4; }
.text { color: #d7dde4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dde4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 221 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dde4, #d8d7e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DDE4?: #D7DDE4 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DDE4?: The RGB value is 215, 221, 228: 215 red, 221 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DDE4?: The complementary color is #E4DED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.