What color is #D7E2DD?

#D7E2DD 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 #D7E2DD?

The RGB value is 215, 226, 221: 215 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E2DD?

The complementary color is #E2D7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E2DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E2DD color

#D7E2DD rgb(215, 226, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7E2DD is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 88.6% green and 86.7% blue (215, 226, 221).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 16% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#D7E2DD color codes

HEX	`#D7E2DD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 226, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 88.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 16%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, -4.59, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 4.74, 165.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.269, 74.06, 79.091)`
Decimal	`14148317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E2DD, 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 #D7E2DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E2DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #D7E2DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e2dd; }
.text { color: #d7e2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e2dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 226 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e2dd, #d7e2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D7E2DD?: #D7E2DD 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 #D7E2DD?: The RGB value is 215, 226, 221: 215 red, 226 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E2DD?: The complementary color is #E2D7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E2DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.