What color is #D4DADC?

#D4DADC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DADC?

The RGB value is 212, 218, 220: 212 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DADC?

The complementary color is #DCD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DADC color

#D4DADC rgb(212, 218, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4DADC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.5% green and 86.3% blue (212, 218, 220).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 10% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#D4DADC color codes

HEX	`#D4DADC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 218, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 10%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.66, -1.65, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.66, 2.36, 225.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.139, 69.307, 77.642)`
Decimal	`13949660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DADC, 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 #D4DADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #D4DADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dadc; }
.text { color: #d4dadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 218 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dadc, #d4d6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D4DADC?: #D4DADC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DADC?: The RGB value is 212, 218, 220: 212 red, 218 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DADC?: The complementary color is #DCD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.