What color is #D9DBDB?

#D9DBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DBDB?

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

What is the complementary color of #D9DBDB?

The complementary color is #DBD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DBDB color

#D9DBDB rgb(217, 219, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DBDB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gliding Feather (#D7D8D9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#D9DBDB color codes

HEX	`#D9DBDB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 219, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 85.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.26, -0.68, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.26, 0.72, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.731, 70.529, 77.102)`
Decimal	`14277595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DBDB, 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 #D9DBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #D9DBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dbdb; }
.text { color: #d9dbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 219 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dbdb, #d9dadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D9DBDB?: #D9DBDB is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DBDB?: The RGB value is 217, 219, 219: 217 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DBDB?: The complementary color is #DBD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.