What color is #D1D4D4?

#D1D4D4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D4D4?

The RGB value is 209, 212, 212: 209 red, 212 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D4D4?

The complementary color is #D4D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D4D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D4D4 color

#D1D4D4 rgb(209, 212, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D4D4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 83.1% green and 83.1% blue (209, 212, 212).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#D1D4D4 color codes

HEX	`#D1D4D4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 212, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 83.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.69, -1.02, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.69, 1.08, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.72, 65.396, 71.646)`
Decimal	`13751508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D4D4, 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 #D1D4D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D4D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #D1D4D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d4d4; }
.text { color: #d1d4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d4d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 212 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d4d4, #d1d3d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D1D4D4?: #D1D4D4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D4D4?: The RGB value is 209, 212, 212: 209 red, 212 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D4D4?: The complementary color is #D4D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D4D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.