What color is #D3D3D3?

#D3D3D3 is a light gray known as Pinball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinball?

The RGB value is 211, 211, 211: 211 red, 211 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinball?

The complementary color is #D3D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D3D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinball color: hex code #D3D3D3

#D3D3D3 rgb(211, 211, 211)

Shades of gray

Pinball has the hex code #D3D3D3. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82.7% green and 82.7% blue (211, 211, 211).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

This exact color is also called Light Gray.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

Pinball (#D3D3D3) color codes

HEX	`#D3D3D3`
RGB	`rgb(211, 211, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82.7%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.56, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.56, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.914, 65.141, 70.927)`
Decimal	`13882323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinball, 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 #D3D3D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D3D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #D3D3D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d3d3; }
.text { color: #d3d3d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d3d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 211 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d3d3, #d3d3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D3D3D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D3D3D3?: #D3D3D3 is a light gray known as Pinball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinball?: The RGB value is 211, 211, 211: 211 red, 211 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinball?: The complementary color is #D3D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D3D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.