What color is #D8D3DB?

#D8D3DB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D3DB?

The RGB value is 216, 211, 219: 216 red, 211 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D3DB?

The complementary color is #D6DBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D3DB color

#D8D3DB rgb(216, 211, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D3DB is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82.7% green and 85.9% blue (216, 211, 219).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 10% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#D8D3DB color codes

HEX	`#D8D3DB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 211, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 10%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 3.16, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 4.59, 313.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.397, 66.302, 76.409)`
Decimal	`14210011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D3DB, 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 #D8D3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #D8D3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d3db; }
.text { color: #d8d3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 211 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d3db, #dbd3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D8D3DB?: #D8D3DB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D3DB?: The RGB value is 216, 211, 219: 216 red, 211 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D3DB?: The complementary color is #D6DBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.