What color is #D9DAD2?

#D9DAD2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DAD2?

The RGB value is 217, 218, 210: 217 red, 218 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DAD2?

The complementary color is #D3D2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DAD2 color

#D9DAD2 rgb(217, 218, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DAD2 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.5% green and 82.4% blue (217, 218, 210).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D9DAD2 color codes

HEX	`#D9DAD2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 218, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.77, -1.76, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.77, 4.2, 114.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.318, 69.548, 70.943)`
Decimal	`14277330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DAD2, 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 #D9DAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D9DAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dad2; }
.text { color: #d9dad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 218 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dad2, #d5dad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D9DAD2?: #D9DAD2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DAD2?: The RGB value is 217, 218, 210: 217 red, 218 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DAD2?: The complementary color is #D3D2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.