What color is #D8D8E2?

#D8D8E2 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D8E2?

The RGB value is 216, 216, 226: 216 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D8E2?

The complementary color is #E2E2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D8E2 color

#D8D8E2 rgb(216, 216, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D8E2 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 84.7% green and 88.6% blue (216, 216, 226).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Muffled White (#DADBE2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#D8D8E2 color codes

HEX	`#D8D8E2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 216, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 84.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, 1.84, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 5.24, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.6, 69.201, 81.785)`
Decimal	`14211298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D8E2, 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 #D8D8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #D8D8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d8e2; }
.text { color: #d8d8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 216 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d8e2, #ddd8e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8D8E2?: #D8D8E2 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Muffled White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D8E2?: The RGB value is 216, 216, 226: 216 red, 216 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D8E2?: The complementary color is #E2E2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.