What color is #D9DCE1?

#D9DCE1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DCE1?

The RGB value is 217, 220, 225: 217 red, 220 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DCE1?

The complementary color is #E1DED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DCE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DCE1 color

#D9DCE1 rgb(217, 220, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DCE1 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.3% green and 88.2% blue (217, 220, 225).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#D9DCE1 color codes

HEX	`#D9DCE1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 220, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.67, -0.09, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.67, 2.8, 268.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.797, 71.374, 81.424)`
Decimal	`14277857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DCE1, 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 #D9DCE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DCE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #D9DCE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dce1; }
.text { color: #d9dce1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dce1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 220 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dce1, #dad9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9DCE1?: #D9DCE1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DCE1?: The RGB value is 217, 220, 225: 217 red, 220 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DCE1?: The complementary color is #E1DED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DCE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.