What color is #D9D1DB?

#D9D1DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D1DB?

The RGB value is 217, 209, 219: 217 red, 209 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D1DB?

The complementary color is #D3DBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D1DB color

#D9D1DB rgb(217, 209, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D1DB is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 82% green and 85.9% blue (217, 209, 219).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 12% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#D9D1DB color codes

HEX	`#D9D1DB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 209, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 82%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 12%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, 4.55, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 6.02, 319.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.2, 65.467, 76.258)`
Decimal	`14275035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D1DB, 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 #D9D1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #D9D1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d1db; }
.text { color: #d9d1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 209 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d1db, #dbd1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D9D1DB?: #D9D1DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D1DB?: The RGB value is 217, 209, 219: 217 red, 209 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D1DB?: The complementary color is #D3DBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.