What color is #D8D8D6?

#D8D8D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D8D6?

The RGB value is 216, 216, 214: 216 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D8D6?

The complementary color is #D6D6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D8D6 color

#D8D8D6 rgb(216, 216, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D8D6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 84.7% green and 83.9% blue (216, 216, 214).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#D8D8D6 color codes

HEX	`#D8D8D6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 216, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 84.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.29, -0.36, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.29, 1.05, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.01, 68.566, 73.415)`
Decimal	`14211286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D8D6, 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 #D8D8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #D8D8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d8d6; }
.text { color: #d8d8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 216 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d8d6, #d7d8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8D8D6?: #D8D8D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D8D6?: The RGB value is 216, 216, 214: 216 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D8D6?: The complementary color is #D6D6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.