What color is #D5D6CF?

#D5D6CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Kefir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D6CF?

The RGB value is 213, 214, 207: 213 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D6CF?

The complementary color is #D0CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D6CF color

#D5D6CF rgb(213, 214, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D6CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (213, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 8% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Kefir (#D5D5CE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#D5D6CF color codes

HEX	`#D5D6CF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, -1.59, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 3.69, 115.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.748, 66.744, 68.597)`
Decimal	`14014159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D6CF, 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 #D5D6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #D5D6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d6cf; }
.text { color: #d5d6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d6cf, #d2d6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D6CF?: #D5D6CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Kefir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D6CF?: The RGB value is 213, 214, 207: 213 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D6CF?: The complementary color is #D0CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.