What color is #D4D8D7?

#D4D8D7 is a light gray known as Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olympus White?

The RGB value is 212, 216, 215: 212 red, 216 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olympus White?

The complementary color is #D8D4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D8D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olympus White color: hex code #D4D8D7

#D4D8D7 rgb(212, 216, 215)

Shades of gray

Olympus White has the hex code #D4D8D7. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.7% green and 84.3% blue (212, 216, 215).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 5% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

Olympus White (#D4D8D7) color codes

HEX	`#D4D8D7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 216, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 5%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 2%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, -1.54, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 1.54, 179.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.971, 68.015, 74.035)`
Decimal	`13949143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olympus White, 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 #D4D8D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D8D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #D4D8D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d8d7; }
.text { color: #d4d8d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d8d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 216 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d8d7, #d4d7d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #D4D8D7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4D8D7?: #D4D8D7 is a light gray known as Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olympus White?: The RGB value is 212, 216, 215: 212 red, 216 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olympus White?: The complementary color is #D8D4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D8D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.