What color is #D7E0DD?

#D7E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E0DD?

The RGB value is 215, 224, 221: 215 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E0DD?

The complementary color is #E0D7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E0DD color

#D7E0DD rgb(215, 224, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 87.8% green and 86.7% blue (215, 224, 221).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#D7E0DD color codes

HEX	`#D7E0DD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 224, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 87.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.44, -3.57, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.44, 3.59, 173.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.729, 72.978, 78.911)`
Decimal	`14147805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E0DD, 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 #D7E0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #D7E0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e0dd; }
.text { color: #d7e0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 224 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e0dd, #d7dfe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7E0DD?: #D7E0DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E0DD?: The RGB value is 215, 224, 221: 215 red, 224 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E0DD?: The complementary color is #E0D7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.