What color is #D7DCD7?

#D7DCD7 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 #D7DCD7?

The RGB value is 215, 220, 215: 215 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DCD7?

The complementary color is #DCD7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DCD7 color

#D7DCD7 rgb(215, 220, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7DCD7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 86.3% green and 84.3% blue (215, 220, 215).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#D7DCD7 color codes

HEX	`#D7DCD7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 220, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 86.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.26, -2.59, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.26, 3.19, 144.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.881, 70.54, 74.422)`
Decimal	`14146775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DCD7, 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 #D7DCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #D7DCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dcd7; }
.text { color: #d7dcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 220 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dcd7, #d7dcda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D7DCD7?: #D7DCD7 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 #D7DCD7?: The RGB value is 215, 220, 215: 215 red, 220 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DCD7?: The complementary color is #DCD7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.