What color is #D3D3CA?

#D3D3CA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kefir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D3CA?

The RGB value is 211, 211, 202: 211 red, 211 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D3CA?

The complementary color is #CACAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D3CA color

#D3D3CA rgb(211, 211, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D3CA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82.7% green and 79.2% blue (211, 211, 202).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Kefir (#D5D5CE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#D3D3CA color codes

HEX	`#D3D3CA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 211, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, -1.6, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 4.73, 109.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.817, 64.702, 65.15)`
Decimal	`13882314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D3CA, 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 #D3D3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #D3D3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d3ca; }
.text { color: #d3d3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 211 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d3ca, #cfd3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D3CA?: #D3D3CA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kefir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D3CA?: The RGB value is 211, 211, 202: 211 red, 211 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D3CA?: The complementary color is #CACAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.