What color is #D0D8D8?

#D0D8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D8D8?

The RGB value is 208, 216, 216: 208 red, 216 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D8D8?

The complementary color is #D8D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D8D8 color

#D0D8D8 rgb(208, 216, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0D8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 84.7% green and 84.7% blue (208, 216, 216).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#D0D8D8 color codes

HEX	`#D0D8D8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 216, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 84.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.75, -2.7, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.75, 2.86, 199.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.961, 67.479, 74.66)`
Decimal	`13687000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D8D8, 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 #D0D8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #D0D8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d8d8; }
.text { color: #d0d8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 216 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d8d8, #d0d4d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0D8D8?: #D0D8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D8D8?: The RGB value is 208, 216, 216: 208 red, 216 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D8D8?: The complementary color is #D8D0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.