What color is #D9DFDF?

#D9DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9DFDF?

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

What is the complementary color of #D9DFDF?

The complementary color is #DFD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DFDF color

#D9DFDF rgb(217, 223, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#D9DFDF color codes

HEX	`#D9DFDF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.38, -2.01, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.38, 2.13, 199.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.32, 72.854, 80.261)`
Decimal	`14278623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DFDF, 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 #D9DFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #D9DFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dfdf; }
.text { color: #d9dfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dfdf, #d9dcdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9DFDF?: #D9DFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9DFDF?: The RGB value is 217, 223, 223: 217 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DFDF?: The complementary color is #DFD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.