What color is #D0D0D0?

#D0D0D0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D0D0?

The RGB value is 208, 208, 208: 208 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D0D0?

The complementary color is #D0D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D0D0 color

#D0D0D0 rgb(208, 208, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D0D0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 81.6% green and 81.6% blue (208, 208, 208).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Silver Eagle (#CFCFCF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#D0D0D0 color codes

HEX	`#D0D0D0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 208, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 81.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.48, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.48, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.952, 63.076, 68.679)`
Decimal	`13684944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D0D0, 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 #D0D0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #D0D0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d0d0; }
.text { color: #d0d0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 208 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d0d0, #d0d0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D0D0D0?: #D0D0D0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D0D0?: The RGB value is 208, 208, 208: 208 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D0D0?: The complementary color is #D0D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.