Cold Water Color - #d9dfe0: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Cold Water color hex code is #d9dfe0, and it is composed of 85% red, 87% green and 88% blue.

Cold Water is a light, dull, desaturated, and cool color at 3% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Cold Water color (#d9dfe0) against dark backgrounds.

Cold Water Color Shades

Complementary colors

#D9DFE0
#C2A8A3

Triadic colors

#D9DFE0
#C2A3BD
#BDC2A3

Tints or lighter colors

#F5F7F7

Darker colors

#BDC7C9
#A1B0B2
#85989B
#6B7F83
#546466

Analogous colors

#D9E0DA
#D9E0DE
#D9DFE0
#D9DCE0
#DAD9E0

Monochromatic colors

#A4C3C9
#C6D6D9
#E6ECED

#d9dfe0

Cold Water

Cold Water Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Cold Water:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#d9dfe0
RGB	rgb(217,223,224)
HSL	hsl(189,10.1%,86.5%)
CMYK	3, 0, 0, 12
HSV	189, 3, 88
RGB %	85, 87, 88
XYZ	68.5, 72.9, 81
LAB	88.4, -1.8, -1.2
Color Category	Light
Color Family	Gray
Saturation	3%
Temperature	Cool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	1.35 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	15.58 (passes WCAG AA)