What color is #D6D3D4?

#D6D3D4 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 #D6D3D4?

The RGB value is 214, 211, 212: 214 red, 211 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D3D4?

The complementary color is #D3D6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D3D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D3D4 color

#D6D3D4 rgb(214, 211, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D3D4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82.7% green and 83.1% blue (214, 211, 212).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 4% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#D6D3D4 color codes

HEX	`#D6D3D4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 211, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 4%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 1%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, 1.2, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 1.21, 353.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.908, 65.638, 71.63)`
Decimal	`14078932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D3D4, 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 #D6D3D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D3D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #D6D3D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d3d4; }
.text { color: #d6d3d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d3d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 211 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d3d4, #d6d3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D6D3D4?: #D6D3D4 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 #D6D3D4?: The RGB value is 214, 211, 212: 214 red, 211 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D3D4?: The complementary color is #D3D6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D3D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.