What color is #D7DEE6?

#D7DEE6 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 #D7DEE6?

The RGB value is 215, 222, 230: 215 red, 222 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DEE6?

The complementary color is #E6DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DEE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DEE6 color

#D7DEE6 rgb(215, 222, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DEE6 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 87.1% green and 90.2% blue (215, 222, 230).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 23% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% 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 15.48:1).

#D7DEE6 color codes

HEX	`#D7DEE6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 222, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 87.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 23%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.16, -0.85, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.16, 4.8, 259.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.426, 72.402, 85.218)`
Decimal	`14147302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DEE6, 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 #D7DEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DEE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #D7DEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dee6; }
.text { color: #d7dee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 222 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dee6, #d8d7e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DEE6?: #D7DEE6 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 #D7DEE6?: The RGB value is 215, 222, 230: 215 red, 222 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DEE6?: The complementary color is #E6DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DEE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.