What color is #D7D5D6?

#D7D5D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D5D6?

The RGB value is 215, 213, 214: 215 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D5D6?

The complementary color is #D5D7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D5D6 color

#D7D5D6 rgb(215, 213, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D5D6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 83.5% green and 83.9% blue (215, 213, 214).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Desired Dawn (#D8D7D9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#D7D5D6 color codes

HEX	`#D7D5D6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 213, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 83.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, 0.86, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 0.9, 343.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.954, 66.891, 73.147)`
Decimal	`14144982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D5D6, 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 #D7D5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #D7D5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d5d6; }
.text { color: #d7d5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 213 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d5d6, #d7d5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7D5D6?: #D7D5D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D5D6?: The RGB value is 215, 213, 214: 215 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D5D6?: The complementary color is #D5D7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.