What color is #D3DADE?

#D3DADE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DADE?

The RGB value is 211, 218, 222: 211 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DADE?

The complementary color is #DED7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DADE color

#D3DADE rgb(211, 218, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3DADE is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.5% green and 87.1% blue (211, 218, 222).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#D3DADE color codes

HEX	`#D3DADE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 218, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.64, -1.61, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.64, 3.22, 239.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.118, 69.265, 79.032)`
Decimal	`13884126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DADE, 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 #D3DADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #D3DADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dade; }
.text { color: #d3dade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 218 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dade, #d3d5de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D3DADE?: #D3DADE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DADE?: The RGB value is 211, 218, 222: 211 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DADE?: The complementary color is #DED7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.