What color is #D3DAD8?

#D3DAD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DAD8?

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

What is the complementary color of #D3DAD8?

The complementary color is #DAD3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DAD8 color

#D3DAD8 rgb(211, 218, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DAD8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 163°, with 9% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 14.79:1).

#D3DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#D3DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(211, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 9%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -2.73, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 2.73, 176.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.328, 68.949, 74.872)`
Decimal	`13884120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DAD8, 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 #D3DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #D3DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dad8; }
.text { color: #d3dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dad8, #d3d9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DAD8?: #D3DAD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DAD8?: The RGB value is 211, 218, 216: 211 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DAD8?: The complementary color is #DAD3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.