What color is #D2DADA?

#D2DADA 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 #D2DADA?

The RGB value is 210, 218, 218: 210 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2DADA?

The complementary color is #DAD2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2DADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2DADA color

#D2DADA rgb(210, 218, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2DADA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 85.5% green and 85.5% blue (210, 218, 218).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 84% 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 14.78:1).

#D2DADA color codes

HEX	`#D2DADA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 218, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 85.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.46, -2.69, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.46, 2.85, 199.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.302, 68.906, 76.229)`
Decimal	`13818586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2DADA, 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 #D2DADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2DADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #D2DADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2dada; }
.text { color: #d2dada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2dada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 218 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2dada, #d2d6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D2DADA?: #D2DADA 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 #D2DADA?: The RGB value is 210, 218, 218: 210 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2DADA?: The complementary color is #DAD2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2DADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.