What color is #D9DBD4?

#D9DBD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DBD4?

The RGB value is 217, 219, 212: 217 red, 219 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DBD4?

The complementary color is #D6D4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DBD4 color

#D9DBD4 rgb(217, 219, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DBD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.9% green and 83.1% blue (217, 219, 212).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#D9DBD4 color codes

HEX	`#D9DBD4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 219, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -1.93, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 3.73, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.829, 70.168, 72.35)`
Decimal	`14277588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DBD4, 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 #D9DBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #D9DBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dbd4; }
.text { color: #d9dbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 219 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dbd4, #d6dbd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D9DBD4?: #D9DBD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DBD4?: The RGB value is 217, 219, 212: 217 red, 219 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DBD4?: The complementary color is #D6D4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.