What color is #D9D7DE?

#D9D7DE is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D7DE?

The RGB value is 217, 215, 222: 217 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D7DE?

The complementary color is #DCDED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D7DE color

#D9D7DE rgb(217, 215, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D7DE is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.3% green and 87.1% blue (217, 215, 222).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#D9D7DE color codes

HEX	`#D9D7DE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 215, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, 1.95, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 3.75, 301.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.098, 68.627, 78.857)`
Decimal	`14276574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D7DE, 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 #D9D7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #D9D7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d7de; }
.text { color: #d9d7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 215 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d7de, #ddd7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9D7DE?: #D9D7DE is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D7DE?: The RGB value is 217, 215, 222: 217 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D7DE?: The complementary color is #DCDED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.