What color is #D9E9E9?

#D9E9E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E9E9?

The RGB value is 217, 233, 233: 217 red, 233 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E9E9?

The complementary color is #E9D9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E9E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E9E9 color

#D9E9E9 rgb(217, 233, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9E9E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 91.4% green and 91.4% blue (217, 233, 233).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#D9E9E9 color codes

HEX	`#D9E9E9`
RGB	`rgb(217, 233, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 91.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.19, -5.28, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.19, 5.59, 199.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.459, 78.912, 88.489)`
Decimal	`14281193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E9E9, 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 #D9E9E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E9E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	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 #D9E9E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e9e9; }
.text { color: #d9e9e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e9e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 233 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e9e9, #d9e1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #D9E9E9?: #D9E9E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E9E9?: The RGB value is 217, 233, 233: 217 red, 233 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E9E9?: The complementary color is #E9D9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E9E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.