What color is #D5D7D4?

#D5D7D4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5D7D4?

The RGB value is 213, 215, 212: 213 red, 215 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D7D4?

The complementary color is #D6D4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D7D4 color

#D5D7D4 rgb(213, 215, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5D7D4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 84.3% green and 83.1% blue (213, 215, 212).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#D5D7D4 color codes

HEX	`#D5D7D4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 215, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 84.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 1%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, -1.22, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 1.74, 134.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.623, 67.5, 71.952)`
Decimal	`14014420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D7D4, 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 #D5D7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #D5D7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d7d4; }
.text { color: #d5d7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 215 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d7d4, #d4d7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5D7D4?: #D5D7D4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5D7D4?: The RGB value is 213, 215, 212: 213 red, 215 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D7D4?: The complementary color is #D6D4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.