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#D9DADF Grain of Salt

#D9DADF is a very light gray named Grain of Salt. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.5% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(217, 218, 223)). Its HSL value is 230° hue, 9% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #D9DADF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.04:1.

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Variations of #D9DADF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D9DADF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D9DADF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D9DADF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8DADF
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DADF
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DADF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8DADF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9DADF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8DBDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9DADD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADADB

#D9DADF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#D9DADF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.04:1 Super#D9DADF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D9DADF in CSS

/* Grain of Salt */
.color { color: #D9DADF; }
.background { background-color: #D9DADF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D9DADF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(217 218 223);
color: hsl(230 9% 86%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.007 277.2);

#D9DADF FAQ

What color is #D9DADF?

#D9DADF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #D9DADF?

#D9DADF is rgb(217, 218, 223) in RGB, hsl(230, 9%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D9DADF?

The complementary color of #D9DADF is #DFDED9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D9DADF?

Black text has the best contrast on #D9DADF: 15.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D9DADF a warm or cool color?

#D9DADF is a neutral color.