What color is #D9DDD2?

#D9DDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DDD2?

The RGB value is 217, 221, 210: 217 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DDD2?

The complementary color is #D6D2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DDD2 color

#D9DDD2 rgb(217, 221, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 86.7% green and 82.4% blue (217, 221, 210).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#D9DDD2 color codes

HEX	`#D9DDD2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 221, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 86.7%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.54, -3.31, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.54, 5.93, 123.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.103, 71.118, 71.205)`
Decimal	`14278098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DDD2, 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 #D9DDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #D9DDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ddd2; }
.text { color: #d9ddd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ddd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 221 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ddd2, #d4ddd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D9DDD2?: #D9DDD2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DDD2?: The RGB value is 217, 221, 210: 217 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DDD2?: The complementary color is #D6D2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.