What color is #D8D2CB?

#D8D2CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D2CB?

The RGB value is 216, 210, 203: 216 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D2CB?

The complementary color is #CBD1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D2CB color

#D8D2CB rgb(216, 210, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D2CB is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82.4% green and 79.6% blue (216, 210, 203).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 14% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#D8D2CB color codes

HEX	`#D8D2CB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 210, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 14%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, 0.84, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 4.28, 78.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.144, 65.004, 65.762)`
Decimal	`14209739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D2CB, 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 #D8D2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #D8D2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d2cb; }
.text { color: #d8d2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 210 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d2cb, #d8d8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D8D2CB?: #D8D2CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D2CB?: The RGB value is 216, 210, 203: 216 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D2CB?: The complementary color is #CBD1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.