What color is #D7DBD8?

#D7DBD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DBD8?

The RGB value is 215, 219, 216: 215 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DBD8?

The complementary color is #DBD7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DBD8 color

#D7DBD8 rgb(215, 219, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DBD8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.9% green and 84.7% blue (215, 219, 216).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#D7DBD8 color codes

HEX	`#D7DBD8`
RGB	`rgb(215, 219, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 2%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, -1.9, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 2.14, 152.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.748, 70.068, 75.013)`
Decimal	`14146520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DBD8, 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 #D7DBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #D7DBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dbd8; }
.text { color: #d7dbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 219 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dbd8, #d7dbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DBD8?: #D7DBD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DBD8?: The RGB value is 215, 219, 216: 215 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DBD8?: The complementary color is #DBD7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.