What color is #D7DFDD?

#D7DFDD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DFDD?

The RGB value is 215, 223, 221: 215 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DFDD?

The complementary color is #DFD7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DFDD color

#D7DFDD rgb(215, 223, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DFDD is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 87.5% green and 86.7% blue (215, 223, 221).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#D7DFDD color codes

HEX	`#D7DFDD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 223, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 87.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -3.05, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 3.05, 179.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.461, 72.443, 78.821)`
Decimal	`14147549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DFDD, 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 #D7DFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #D7DFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dfdd; }
.text { color: #d7dfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 223 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dfdd, #d7dddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DFDD?: #D7DFDD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DFDD?: The RGB value is 215, 223, 221: 215 red, 223 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DFDD?: The complementary color is #DFD7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.