What color is #D5D4DC?

#D5D4DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D4DC?

The RGB value is 213, 212, 220: 213 red, 212 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D4DC?

The complementary color is #DBDCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D4DC color

#D5D4DC rgb(213, 212, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D4DC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.1% green and 86.3% blue (213, 212, 220).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 10% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#D5D4DC color codes

HEX	`#D5D4DC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 212, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 10%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.2, 1.81, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.2, 4.22, 295.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.9, 66.4, 77.146)`
Decimal	`14013660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D4DC, 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 #D5D4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #D5D4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d4dc; }
.text { color: #d5d4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 212 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d4dc, #d9d4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D4DC?: #D5D4DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D4DC?: The RGB value is 213, 212, 220: 213 red, 212 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D4DC?: The complementary color is #DBDCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.