What color is #D3D0D9?

#D3D0D9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D0D9?

The RGB value is 211, 208, 217: 211 red, 208 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D0D9?

The complementary color is #D6D9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D0D9 color

#D3D0D9 rgb(211, 208, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D0D9 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 81.6% green and 85.1% blue (211, 208, 217).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#D3D0D9 color codes

HEX	`#D3D0D9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 208, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 81.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.95, 2.68, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.95, 4.88, 303.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.942, 63.97, 74.716)`
Decimal	`13881561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D0D9, 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 #D3D0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #D3D0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d0d9; }
.text { color: #d3d0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 208 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d0d9, #d8d0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D0D9?: #D3D0D9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D0D9?: The RGB value is 211, 208, 217: 211 red, 208 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D0D9?: The complementary color is #D6D9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.