What color is #D9E2E4?

#D9E2E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E2E4?

The RGB value is 217, 226, 228: 217 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E2E4?

The complementary color is #E4DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E2E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E2E4 color

#D9E2E4 rgb(217, 226, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E2E4 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.6% green and 89.4% blue (217, 226, 228).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#D9E2E4 color codes

HEX	`#D9E2E4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 226, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.27, -2.64, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.27, 3.32, 217.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.812, 74.745, 84.133)`
Decimal	`14279396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E2E4, 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 #D9E2E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E2E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #D9E2E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e2e4; }
.text { color: #d9e2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e2e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 226 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e2e4, #d9dce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9E2E4?: #D9E2E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E2E4?: The RGB value is 217, 226, 228: 217 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E2E4?: The complementary color is #E4DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E2E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.