What color is #D3D2DD?

#D3D2DD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D2DD?

The RGB value is 211, 210, 221: 211 red, 210 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D2DD?

The complementary color is #DCDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D2DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D2DD color

#D3D2DD rgb(211, 210, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D2DD is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82.4% green and 86.7% blue (211, 210, 221).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#D3D2DD color codes

HEX	`#D3D2DD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 210, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.57, 2.38, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.57, 5.81, 294.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.959, 65.162, 77.653)`
Decimal	`13882077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D2DD, 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 #D3D2DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D2DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #D3D2DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d2dd; }
.text { color: #d3d2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d2dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 210 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d2dd, #d9d2dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D2DD?: #D3D2DD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D2DD?: The RGB value is 211, 210, 221: 211 red, 210 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D2DD?: The complementary color is #DCDDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D2DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.