What color is #D3D7D3?

#D3D7D3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D7D3?

The RGB value is 211, 215, 211: 211 red, 215 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D7D3?

The complementary color is #D7D3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D7D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D7D3 color

#D3D7D3 rgb(211, 215, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D7D3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 84.3% green and 82.7% blue (211, 215, 211).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#D3D7D3 color codes

HEX	`#D3D7D3`
RGB	`rgb(211, 215, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 84.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -2.08, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 2.56, 144.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.92, 67.153, 71.262)`
Decimal	`13883347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D7D3, 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 #D3D7D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D7D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #D3D7D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d7d3; }
.text { color: #d3d7d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d7d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 215 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d7d3, #d3d7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D7D3?: #D3D7D3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D7D3?: The RGB value is 211, 215, 211: 211 red, 215 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D7D3?: The complementary color is #D7D3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D7D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.