What color is #D7E5E7?

#D7E5E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E5E7?

The RGB value is 215, 229, 231: 215 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E5E7?

The complementary color is #E7D9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E5E7 color

#D7E5E7 rgb(215, 229, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7E5E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 89.8% green and 90.6% blue (215, 229, 231).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Smoke and Mirrors (#D9E6E8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#D7E5E7 color codes

HEX	`#D7E5E7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 229, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 89.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.98, -4.27, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.98, 4.99, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.464, 76.254, 86.592)`
Decimal	`14149095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E5E7, 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 #D7E5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #D7E5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e5e7; }
.text { color: #d7e5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 229 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e5e7, #d7dde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D7E5E7?: #D7E5E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E5E7?: The RGB value is 215, 229, 231: 215 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E5E7?: The complementary color is #E7D9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.