What color is #D4DCD7?

#D4DCD7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DCD7?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 215: 212 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DCD7?

The complementary color is #DCD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DCD7 color

#D4DCD7 rgb(212, 220, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4DCD7 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (212, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 10% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#D4DCD7 color codes

HEX	`#D4DCD7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 10%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.04, -3.61, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.04, 3.91, 157.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.008, 70.089, 74.381)`
Decimal	`13950167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DCD7, 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 #D4DCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #D4DCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dcd7; }
.text { color: #d4dcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dcd7, #d4dcdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D4DCD7?: #D4DCD7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DCD7?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 215: 212 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DCD7?: The complementary color is #DCD4D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.