What color is #D2D1CD?

#D2D1CD is a light gray known as Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Concrete?

The RGB value is 210, 209, 205: 210 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Concrete?

The complementary color is #CDCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Concrete color: hex code #D2D1CD

#D2D1CD rgb(210, 209, 205)

Shades of gray

Concrete has the hex code #D2D1CD. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (210, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 5% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

Concrete (#D2D1CD) color codes

HEX	`#D2D1CD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 5%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.81, -0.38, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.81, 2.13, 100.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.397, 63.71, 66.861)`
Decimal	`13816269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Concrete, 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 #D2D1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #D2D1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d1cd; }
.text { color: #d2d1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d1cd, #d1d2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #D2D1CD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D2D1CD?: #D2D1CD is a light gray known as Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Concrete?: The RGB value is 210, 209, 205: 210 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Concrete?: The complementary color is #CDCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.