What color is #D8DBE1?

#D8DBE1 is a very light, grayish blue known as Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grain of Salt?

The RGB value is 216, 219, 225: 216 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grain of Salt?

The complementary color is #E1DED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grain of Salt color: hex code #D8DBE1

#D8DBE1 rgb(216, 219, 225)

Shades of gray

Grain of Salt has the hex code #D8DBE1. It is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.9% green and 88.2% blue (216, 219, 225).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1) color codes

HEX	`#D8DBE1`
RGB	`rgb(216, 219, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.34, 0.09, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.34, 3.29, 271.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.239, 70.698, 81.323)`
Decimal	`14212065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grain of Salt, 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 #D8DBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #D8DBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dbe1; }
.text { color: #d8dbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 219 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dbe1, #dad8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #D8DBE1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8DBE1?: #D8DBE1 is a very light, grayish blue known as Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grain of Salt?: The RGB value is 216, 219, 225: 216 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grain of Salt?: The complementary color is #E1DED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.