What color is #D4D8DF?

#D4D8DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D8DF?

The RGB value is 212, 216, 223: 212 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D8DF?

The complementary color is #DFDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D8DF color

#D4D8DF rgb(212, 216, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D8DF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 84.7% green and 87.5% blue (212, 216, 223).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#D4D8DF color codes

HEX	`#D4D8DF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 216, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 84.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.22, -0.05, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.22, 3.91, 269.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.024, 68.436, 79.582)`
Decimal	`13949151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D8DF, 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 #D4D8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #D4D8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d8df; }
.text { color: #d4d8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 216 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d8df, #d6d4df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D4D8DF?: #D4D8DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D8DF?: The RGB value is 212, 216, 223: 212 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D8DF?: The complementary color is #DFDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.