What color is #D3D0CE?

#D3D0CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D0CE?

The RGB value is 211, 208, 206: 211 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D0CE?

The complementary color is #CED1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D0CE color

#D3D0CE rgb(211, 208, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D0CE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (211, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#D3D0CE color codes

HEX	`#D3D0CE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 2%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, 0.67, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 1.51, 63.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.559, 63.417, 67.431)`
Decimal	`13881550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D0CE, 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 #D3D0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #D3D0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d0ce; }
.text { color: #d3d0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d0ce, #d3d3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D3D0CE?: #D3D0CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D0CE?: The RGB value is 211, 208, 206: 211 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D0CE?: The complementary color is #CED1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.