What color is #D3D8DA?

#D3D8DA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D8DA?

The RGB value is 211, 216, 218: 211 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D8DA?

The complementary color is #DAD5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D8DA color

#D3D8DA rgb(211, 216, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D8DA is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (211, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 197°, 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 Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#D3D8DA color codes

HEX	`#D3D8DA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 9%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.02, -1.32, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.02, 2.05, 229.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.072, 68.022, 76.07)`
Decimal	`13883610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D8DA, 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 #D3D8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #D3D8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d8da; }
.text { color: #d3d8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d8da, #d3d4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3D8DA?: #D3D8DA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D8DA?: The RGB value is 211, 216, 218: 211 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D8DA?: The complementary color is #DAD5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.