What color is #D0D4CF?

#D0D4CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D4CF?

The RGB value is 208, 212, 207: 208 red, 212 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D4CF?

The complementary color is #D3CFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D4CF color

#D0D4CF rgb(208, 212, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D4CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 83.1% green and 81.2% blue (208, 212, 207).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 5% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#D0D4CF color codes

HEX	`#D0D4CF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 212, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 83.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 5%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 2%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -2.27, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 3.02, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.816, 65.002, 68.362)`
Decimal	`13685967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D4CF, 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 #D0D4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #D0D4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d4cf; }
.text { color: #d0d4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 212 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d4cf, #cfd4d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0D4CF?: #D0D4CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D4CF?: The RGB value is 208, 212, 207: 208 red, 212 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D4CF?: The complementary color is #D3CFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.