What color is #D3D7DA?

#D3D7DA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D7DA?

The RGB value is 211, 215, 218: 211 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D7DA?

The complementary color is #DAD6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D7DA color

#D3D7DA rgb(211, 215, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D7DA is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 84.3% green and 85.5% blue (211, 215, 218).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 9% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gliding Feather (#D7D8D9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#D3D7DA color codes

HEX	`#D3D7DA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 215, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 84.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 9%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, -0.8, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 2.11, 247.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.817, 67.511, 75.985)`
Decimal	`13883354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D7DA, 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 #D3D7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #D3D7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d7da; }
.text { color: #d3d7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 215 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d7da, #d3d4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D7DA?: #D3D7DA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D7DA?: The RGB value is 211, 215, 218: 211 red, 215 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D7DA?: The complementary color is #DAD6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.