What color is #D3DADB?

#D3DADB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DADB?

The RGB value is 211, 218, 219: 211 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DADB?

The complementary color is #DBD4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DADB color

#D3DADB rgb(211, 218, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DADB is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.5% green and 85.9% blue (211, 218, 219).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 10% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#D3DADB color codes

HEX	`#D3DADB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 218, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 10%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, -2.17, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 2.54, 211.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.719, 69.106, 76.933)`
Decimal	`13884123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DADB, 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 #D3DADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #D3DADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dadb; }
.text { color: #d3dadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 218 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dadb, #d3d6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DADB?: #D3DADB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DADB?: The RGB value is 211, 218, 219: 211 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DADB?: The complementary color is #DBD4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.