What color is #D8D2D0?

#D8D2D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D2D0?

The RGB value is 216, 210, 208: 216 red, 210 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D2D0?

The complementary color is #D0D6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D2D0 color

#D8D2D0 rgb(216, 210, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D2D0 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82.4% green and 81.6% blue (216, 210, 208).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#D8D2D0 color codes

HEX	`#D8D2D0`
RGB	`rgb(216, 210, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.61, 1.7, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.61, 2.42, 45.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.749, 65.247, 68.95)`
Decimal	`14209744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D2D0, 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 #D8D2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #D8D2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d2d0; }
.text { color: #d8d2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 210 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d2d0, #d8d6d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D8D2D0?: #D8D2D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D2D0?: The RGB value is 216, 210, 208: 216 red, 210 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D2D0?: The complementary color is #D0D6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.