What color is #D4D8D0?

#D4D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D8D0?

The RGB value is 212, 216, 208: 212 red, 216 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D8D0?

The complementary color is #D4D0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D8D0 color

#D4D8D0 rgb(212, 216, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.7% green and 81.6% blue (212, 216, 208).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#D4D8D0 color codes

HEX	`#D4D8D0`
RGB	`rgb(212, 216, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -2.8, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 4.45, 128.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.091, 67.663, 69.399)`
Decimal	`13949136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D8D0, 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 #D4D8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #D4D8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d8d0; }
.text { color: #d4d8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 216 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d8d0, #d0d8d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4D8D0?: #D4D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D8D0?: The RGB value is 212, 216, 208: 212 red, 216 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D8D0?: The complementary color is #D4D0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.