What color is #D2D6D3?

#D2D6D3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D6D3?

The RGB value is 210, 214, 211: 210 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D6D3?

The complementary color is #D6D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D6D3 color

#D2D6D3 rgb(210, 214, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2D6D3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 83.9% green and 82.7% blue (210, 214, 211).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#D2D6D3 color codes

HEX	`#D2D6D3`
RGB	`rgb(210, 214, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 83.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 2%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -1.9, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 2.15, 152.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.381, 66.498, 71.164)`
Decimal	`13817555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D6D3, 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 #D2D6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #D2D6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d6d3; }
.text { color: #d2d6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 214 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d6d3, #d2d6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D2D6D3?: #D2D6D3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D6D3?: The RGB value is 210, 214, 211: 210 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D6D3?: The complementary color is #D6D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.