What color is #D6D3CF?

#D6D3CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D3CF?

The RGB value is 214, 211, 207: 214 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D3CF?

The complementary color is #CFD2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D3CF color

#D6D3CF rgb(214, 211, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D3CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.7% green and 81.2% blue (214, 211, 207).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Concrete (#D2D1CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#D6D3CF color codes

HEX	`#D6D3CF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 211, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.68, 0.32, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.68, 2.36, 82.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.287, 65.39, 68.36)`
Decimal	`14078927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D3CF, 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 #D6D3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #D6D3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d3cf; }
.text { color: #d6d3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 211 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d3cf, #d6d6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6D3CF?: #D6D3CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D3CF?: The RGB value is 214, 211, 207: 214 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D3CF?: The complementary color is #CFD2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.