What color is #D9E1DB?

#D9E1DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E1DB?

The RGB value is 217, 225, 219: 217 red, 225 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E1DB?

The complementary color is #E1D9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E1DB color

#D9E1DB rgb(217, 225, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E1DB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.2% green and 85.9% blue (217, 225, 219).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#D9E1DB color codes

HEX	`#D9E1DB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 225, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -3.77, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 4.27, 152.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.324, 73.716, 77.633)`
Decimal	`14279131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E1DB, 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 #D9E1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #D9E1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e1db; }
.text { color: #d9e1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 225 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e1db, #d9e1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D9E1DB?: #D9E1DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E1DB?: The RGB value is 217, 225, 219: 217 red, 225 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E1DB?: The complementary color is #E1D9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.