What color is #D9DBCF?

#D9DBCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DBCF?

The RGB value is 217, 219, 207: 217 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DBCF?

The complementary color is #D1CFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DBCF color

#D9DBCF rgb(217, 219, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9DBCF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (217, 219, 207).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#D9DBCF color codes

HEX	`#D9DBCF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 219, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.96, -2.8, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.96, 6.31, 116.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.208, 69.92, 69.08)`
Decimal	`14277583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DBCF, 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 #D9DBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #D9DBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dbcf; }
.text { color: #d9dbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 219 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dbcf, #d3dbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9DBCF?: #D9DBCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DBCF?: The RGB value is 217, 219, 207: 217 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DBCF?: The complementary color is #D1CFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.