What color is #D9D9D5?

#D9D9D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D9D5?

The RGB value is 217, 217, 213: 217 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D9D5?

The complementary color is #D5D5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D9D5 color

#D9D9D5 rgb(217, 217, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D9D5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.1% green and 83.5% blue (217, 217, 213).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#D9D9D5 color codes

HEX	`#D9D9D5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 217, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.59, -0.72, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.59, 2.09, 110)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.436, 69.182, 72.844)`
Decimal	`14277077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D9D5, 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 #D9D9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #D9D9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d9d5; }
.text { color: #d9d9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 217 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d9d5, #d7d9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9D9D5?: #D9D9D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D9D5?: The RGB value is 217, 217, 213: 217 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D9D5?: The complementary color is #D5D5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.