What color is #D5D5DB?

#D5D5DB is a light gray, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D5DB?

The RGB value is 213, 213, 219: 213 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D5DB?

The complementary color is #DBDBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D5DB color

#D5D5DB rgb(213, 213, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D5DB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.5% green and 85.9% blue (213, 213, 219).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Fish to Fry (#DADBE1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#D5D5DB color codes

HEX	`#D5D5DB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 213, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.43, 1.1, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.43, 3.15, 290.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.019, 66.849, 76.535)`
Decimal	`14013915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D5DB, 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 #D5D5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #D5D5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d5db; }
.text { color: #d5d5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 213 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d5db, #d8d5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D5DB?: #D5D5DB is a light gray, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D5DB?: The RGB value is 213, 213, 219: 213 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D5DB?: The complementary color is #DBDBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.