What color is #D5DAD8?

#D5DAD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DAD8?

The RGB value is 213, 218, 216: 213 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DAD8?

The complementary color is #DAD5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DAD8 color

#D5DAD8 rgb(213, 218, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5DAD8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (213, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#D5DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#D5DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 2%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, -2.05, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 2.09, 169.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.904, 69.247, 74.899)`
Decimal	`14015192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DAD8, 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 #D5DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #D5DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dad8; }
.text { color: #d5dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dad8, #d5dada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5DAD8?: #D5DAD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DAD8?: The RGB value is 213, 218, 216: 213 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DAD8?: The complementary color is #DAD5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.