What color is #D7E1E5?

#D7E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E1E5?

The RGB value is 215, 225, 229: 215 red, 225 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E1E5?

The complementary color is #E5DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E1E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E1E5 color

#D7E1E5 rgb(215, 225, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 88.2% green and 89.8% blue (215, 225, 229).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 21% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#D7E1E5 color codes

HEX	`#D7E1E5`
RGB	`rgb(215, 225, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 88.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 21%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, -2.59, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 4.05, 230.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.09, 73.954, 84.748)`
Decimal	`14148069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E1E5, 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 #D7E1E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E1E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #D7E1E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e1e5; }
.text { color: #d7e1e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e1e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 225 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e1e5, #d7dae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7E1E5?: #D7E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E1E5?: The RGB value is 215, 225, 229: 215 red, 225 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E1E5?: The complementary color is #E5DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E1E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.