What color is #D8D9D2?

#D8D9D2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D9D2?

The RGB value is 216, 217, 210: 216 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D9D2?

The complementary color is #D3D2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D9D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D9D2 color

#D8D9D2 rgb(216, 217, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D9D2 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.1% green and 82.4% blue (216, 217, 210).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 8% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#D8D9D2 color codes

HEX	`#D8D9D2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 217, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 8%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 3%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.44, -1.59, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.44, 3.68, 115.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.763, 68.878, 70.843)`
Decimal	`14211538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D9D2, 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 #D8D9D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D9D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #D8D9D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d9d2; }
.text { color: #d8d9d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d9d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 217 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d9d2, #d4d9d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8D9D2?: #D8D9D2 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D9D2?: The RGB value is 216, 217, 210: 216 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D9D2?: The complementary color is #D3D2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D9D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.