What color is #D9DCDF?

#D9DCDF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCDF?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 223: 217 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCDF?

The complementary color is #DFDCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCDF color

#D9DCDF rgb(217, 220, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DCDF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 87.5% blue (217, 220, 223).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wind Chime (#DFE0E2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#D9DCDF color codes

HEX	`#D9DCDF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, -0.46, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 1.88, 255.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.525, 71.266, 79.996)`
Decimal	`14277855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCDF, 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 #D9DCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #D9DCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dcdf; }
.text { color: #d9dcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dcdf, #d9d9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9DCDF?: #D9DCDF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCDF?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 223: 217 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCDF?: The complementary color is #DFDCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.