What color is #D6D3D1?

#D6D3D1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D3D1?

The RGB value is 214, 211, 209: 214 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D3D1?

The complementary color is #D1D4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D3D1 color

#D6D3D1 rgb(214, 211, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D3D1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.7% green and 82% blue (214, 211, 209).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 6% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#D6D3D1 color codes

HEX	`#D6D3D1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 211, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 6%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 2%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 0.67, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 1.51, 63.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.533, 65.488, 69.655)`
Decimal	`14078929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D3D1, 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 #D6D3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #D6D3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d3d1; }
.text { color: #d6d3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 211 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d3d1, #d6d6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D6D3D1?: #D6D3D1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D3D1?: The RGB value is 214, 211, 209: 214 red, 211 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D3D1?: The complementary color is #D1D4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.