What color is #D9DFD5?

#D9DFD5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DFD5?

The RGB value is 217, 223, 213: 217 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DFD5?

The complementary color is #DBD5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DFD5 color

#D9DFD5 rgb(217, 223, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DFD5 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.5% green and 83.5% blue (217, 223, 213).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#D9DFD5 color codes

HEX	`#D9DFD5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 223, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.13, -3.81, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.13, 5.67, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.011, 72.331, 73.369)`
Decimal	`14278613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DFD5, 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 #D9DFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #D9DFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dfd5; }
.text { color: #d9dfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 223 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dfd5, #d5dfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D9DFD5?: #D9DFD5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DFD5?: The RGB value is 217, 223, 213: 217 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DFD5?: The complementary color is #DBD5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.