What color is #D8D8D4?

#D8D8D4 is a light gray known as Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whispering Smoke?

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

What is the complementary color of Whispering Smoke?

The complementary color is #D4D4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whispering Smoke color: hex code #D8D8D4

#D8D8D4 rgb(216, 216, 212)

Shades of gray

Whispering Smoke has the hex code #D8D8D4. It is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4) color codes

HEX	`#D8D8D4`
RGB	`rgb(216, 216, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 84.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, -0.72, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 2.09, 110)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.757, 68.464, 72.078)`
Decimal	`14211284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whispering Smoke, 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 #D8D8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #D8D8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d8d4; }
.text { color: #d8d8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 216 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d8d4, #d6d8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #D8D8D4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D8D8D4?: #D8D8D4 is a light gray known as Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whispering Smoke?: The RGB value is 216, 216, 212: 216 red, 216 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whispering Smoke?: The complementary color is #D4D4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.