What color is #D9DFE1?

#D9DFE1 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 #D9DFE1?

The RGB value is 217, 223, 225: 217 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9DFE1?

The complementary color is #E1DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9DFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9DFE1 color

#D9DFE1 rgb(217, 223, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9DFE1 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.5% green and 88.2% blue (217, 223, 225).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#D9DFE1 color codes

HEX	`#D9DFE1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 223, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 87.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, -1.65, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 2.35, 225.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.591, 72.963, 81.689)`
Decimal	`14278625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9DFE1, 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 #D9DFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9DFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #D9DFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9dfe1; }
.text { color: #d9dfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9dfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 223 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9dfe1, #d9dbe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9DFE1?: #D9DFE1 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 #D9DFE1?: The RGB value is 217, 223, 225: 217 red, 223 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9DFE1?: The complementary color is #E1DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9DFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.