#D3D9DE Color

#D3D9DE is rgb(211, 217, 222) in RGB, hsl(207, 14%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3D9DE

HEX#D3D9DE

RGBrgb(211, 217, 222)

HSLhsl(207, 14%, 85%)

HSVhsv(207, 5%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.009 242.9)

LABlab(86.34% -1.41 -3.21)

LCHlch(86.34% 3.51 246.36)

What #D3D9DE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D3D9DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 3.51 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 3.78 Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 3.93 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.01 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 5.54 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 6.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#D3D9DE Channel Values

How #D3D9DE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 211 · G 217 · B 222	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 207° · S 14% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 207° · S 5% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.42:1 vs white · 14.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3D9DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3D9DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3D9DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3D9DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D3D9DE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3D9DE.

How #D3D9DE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D3D9DE

Protanopia#D8D8DE

Protanomaly#D6D8DE

Deuteranopia#D7D7DE

Deuteranomaly#D5D8DE

Tritanopia#D2DADA

Tritanomaly#D3D9DB

Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3D9DE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d3d9de: #D3D9DE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3D9DE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3d9de': '#D3D9DE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.851, blue: 0.871)

Android XML<color name="color_d3d9de">#D3D9DE</color>

SVG fillfill="#D3D9DE"

More Blue Colors

#D3D9DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d3edfd d3cdf9 d6d6ff d1d6dc d6ebff d1d5dc d7e1ee d1d1ff dad6ff d1ccef dbe4eb d0dceb f1f5f9 0000e6 0069d1 0c2b64 191632 2626c0 3366ff 4747ff 5d8aa8 7575ff 8f8fff acace6

#D3D9DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3D9DE?

#D3D9DE is a lightest blue — rgb(211, 217, 222) in RGB and hsl(207, 14%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #D3D9DE?

#D3D9DE is rgb(211, 217, 222) — red 211, green 217, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3D9DE?

#D3D9DE converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3D9DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3D9DE scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3D9DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3D9DE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 3.78, which is very hard to tell apart.

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