What color is #D5D2DA?

#D5D2DA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D2DA?

The RGB value is 213, 210, 218: 213 red, 210 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D2DA?

The complementary color is #D7DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D2DA color

#D5D2DA rgb(213, 210, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D2DA is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82.4% green and 85.5% blue (213, 210, 218).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#D5D2DA color codes

HEX	`#D5D2DA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 210, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, 2.49, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 4.36, 304.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.14, 65.301, 75.594)`
Decimal	`14013146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D2DA, 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 #D5D2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #D5D2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d2da; }
.text { color: #d5d2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 210 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d2da, #d9d2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D2DA?: #D5D2DA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D2DA?: The RGB value is 213, 210, 218: 213 red, 210 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D2DA?: The complementary color is #D7DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.