What color is #D3D3DC?

#D3D3DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D3DC?

The RGB value is 211, 211, 220: 211 red, 211 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D3DC?

The complementary color is #DCDCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D3DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D3DC color

#D3D3DC rgb(211, 211, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D3DC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 82.7% green and 86.3% blue (211, 211, 220).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#D3D3DC color codes

HEX	`#D3D3DC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 211, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 82.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.79, 1.66, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.79, 4.73, 290.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.074, 65.605, 77.036)`
Decimal	`13882332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D3DC, 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 #D3D3DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D3DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #D3D3DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d3dc; }
.text { color: #d3d3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d3dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 211 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d3dc, #d8d3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D3DC?: #D3D3DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D3DC?: The RGB value is 211, 211, 220: 211 red, 211 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D3DC?: The complementary color is #DCDCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D3DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.