What color is #D6DDDA?

#D6DDDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DDDA?

The RGB value is 214, 221, 218: 214 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DDDA?

The complementary color is #DDD6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DDDA color

#D6DDDA rgb(214, 221, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6DDDA is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (214, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#D6DDDA color codes

HEX	`#D6DDDA`
RGB	`rgb(214, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.52, -2.9, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.52, 2.97, 167.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.241, 71.071, 76.544)`
Decimal	`14081498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DDDA, 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 #D6DDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #D6DDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ddda; }
.text { color: #d6ddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ddda, #d6dddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D6DDDA?: #D6DDDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DDDA?: The RGB value is 214, 221, 218: 214 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DDDA?: The complementary color is #DDD6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.