What color is #D4D2D2?

#D4D2D2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D2D2?

The RGB value is 212, 210, 210: 212 red, 210 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D2D2?

The complementary color is #D2D4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D2D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D2D2 color

#D4D2D2 rgb(212, 210, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D2D2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82.4% green and 82.4% blue (212, 210, 210).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#D4D2D2 color codes

HEX	`#D4D2D2`
RGB	`rgb(212, 210, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, 0.68, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 0.73, 19.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.829, 64.743, 70.2)`
Decimal	`13947602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D2D2, 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 #D4D2D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D2D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #D4D2D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d2d2; }
.text { color: #d4d2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d2d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 210 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d2d2, #d4d3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D4D2D2?: #D4D2D2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D2D2?: The RGB value is 212, 210, 210: 212 red, 210 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D2D2?: The complementary color is #D2D4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D2D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.