What color is #D5D3D7?

#D5D3D7 is a light gray, closest to the named color So Fresh so Clean. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D3D7?

The RGB value is 213, 211, 215: 213 red, 211 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D3D7?

The complementary color is #D5D7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D3D7 color

#D5D3D7 rgb(213, 211, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D3D7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82.7% green and 84.3% blue (213, 211, 215).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is So Fresh so Clean (#D8D4D7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#D5D3D7 color codes

HEX	`#D5D3D7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 211, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, 1.41, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 2.23, 309.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.999, 65.641, 73.628)`
Decimal	`14013399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D3D7, 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 #D5D3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #D5D3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d3d7; }
.text { color: #d5d3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 211 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d3d7, #d7d3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D3D7?: #D5D3D7 is a light gray, closest to the named color So Fresh so Clean. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D3D7?: The RGB value is 213, 211, 215: 213 red, 211 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D3D7?: The complementary color is #D5D7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.