What color is #D0DCE4?

#D0DCE4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0DCE4?

The RGB value is 208, 220, 228: 208 red, 220 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0DCE4?

The complementary color is #E4D8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0DCE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0DCE4 color

#D0DCE4 rgb(208, 220, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0DCE4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 86.3% green and 89.4% blue (208, 220, 228).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is A Dime a Dozen (#D3DDE4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#D0DCE4 color codes

HEX	`#D0DCE4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 220, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 86.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.09, -2.49, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.09, 5.86, 244.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.606, 70.197, 83.477)`
Decimal	`13688036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0DCE4, 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 #D0DCE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0DCE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #D0DCE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0dce4; }
.text { color: #d0dce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0dce4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 220 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0dce4, #d0d2e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D0DCE4?: #D0DCE4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0DCE4?: The RGB value is 208, 220, 228: 208 red, 220 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0DCE4?: The complementary color is #E4D8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0DCE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.