What color is #D9DCD0?

#D9DCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCD0?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 208: 217 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCD0?

The complementary color is #D3D0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCD0 color

#D9DCD0 rgb(217, 220, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9DCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 81.6% blue (217, 220, 208).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#D9DCD0 color codes

HEX	`#D9DCD0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, -3.14, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 6.36, 119.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.592, 70.492, 69.813)`
Decimal	`14277840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCD0, 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 #D9DCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #D9DCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dcd0; }
.text { color: #d9dcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dcd0, #d3dcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9DCD0?: #D9DCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCD0?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 208: 217 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCD0?: The complementary color is #D3D0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.