What color is #D9E1E5?

#D9E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E1E5?

The RGB value is 217, 225, 229: 217 red, 225 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E1E5?

The complementary color is #E5DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E1E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E1E5 color

#D9E1E5 rgb(217, 225, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.2% green and 89.8% blue (217, 225, 229).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#D9E1E5 color codes

HEX	`#D9E1E5`
RGB	`rgb(217, 225, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.04, -1.93, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.04, 3.47, 236.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.681, 74.259, 84.776)`
Decimal	`14279141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E1E5, 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 #D9E1E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E1E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #D9E1E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e1e5; }
.text { color: #d9e1e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e1e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 225 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e1e5, #d9dbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9E1E5?: #D9E1E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E1E5?: The RGB value is 217, 225, 229: 217 red, 225 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E1E5?: The complementary color is #E5DDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E1E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.