What color is #D9D9DD?

#D9D9DD is a light gray, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D9DD?

The RGB value is 217, 217, 221: 217 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D9DD?

The complementary color is #DDDDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D9DD color

#D9D9DD rgb(217, 217, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D9DD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.1% green and 86.7% blue (217, 217, 221).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Fish to Fry (#DADBE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#D9D9DD color codes

HEX	`#D9D9DD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 217, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.8, 0.73, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.8, 2.09, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.477, 69.598, 78.324)`
Decimal	`14277085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D9DD, 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 #D9D9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #D9D9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d9dd; }
.text { color: #d9d9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 217 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d9dd, #dbd9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9D9DD?: #D9D9DD is a light gray, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D9DD?: The RGB value is 217, 217, 221: 217 red, 217 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D9DD?: The complementary color is #DDDDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.