What color is #D7E3E7?

#D7E3E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bare Mintimum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E3E7?

The RGB value is 215, 227, 231: 215 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E3E7?

The complementary color is #E7DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E3E7 color

#D7E3E7 rgb(215, 227, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7E3E7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 89% green and 90.6% blue (215, 227, 231).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bare Mintimum (#D6E3E7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#D7E3E7 color codes

HEX	`#D7E3E7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 227, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 89%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -3.24, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 4.65, 225.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.914, 75.154, 86.409)`
Decimal	`14148583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E3E7, 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 #D7E3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #D7E3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e3e7; }
.text { color: #d7e3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 227 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e3e7, #d7dbe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7E3E7?: #D7E3E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bare Mintimum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E3E7?: The RGB value is 215, 227, 231: 215 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E3E7?: The complementary color is #E7DBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.