What color is #D3D8E1?

#D3D8E1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D8E1?

The RGB value is 211, 216, 225: 211 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D8E1?

The complementary color is #E1DCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D8E1 color

#D3D8E1 rgb(211, 216, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3D8E1 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (211, 216, 225).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D3D8E1 color codes

HEX	`#D3D8E1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 216, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 84.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 0, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 5, 269.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.008, 68.396, 80.997)`
Decimal	`13883617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D8E1, 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 #D3D8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D3D8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d8e1; }
.text { color: #d3d8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 216 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d8e1, #d5d3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3D8E1?: #D3D8E1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D8E1?: The RGB value is 211, 216, 225: 211 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D8E1?: The complementary color is #E1DCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.