What color is #D8D9DF?

#D8D9DF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D9DF?

The RGB value is 216, 217, 223: 216 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D9DF?

The complementary color is #DFDED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D9DF color

#D8D9DF rgb(216, 217, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D9DF is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.1% green and 87.5% blue (216, 217, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Fish to Fry (#DADBE1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D8D9DF color codes

HEX	`#D8D9DF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 217, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.78, 0.76, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.78, 3.15, 283.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.449, 69.552, 79.722)`
Decimal	`14211551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D9DF, 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 #D8D9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D8D9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d9df; }
.text { color: #d8d9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 217 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d9df, #dbd8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8D9DF?: #D8D9DF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D9DF?: The RGB value is 216, 217, 223: 216 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D9DF?: The complementary color is #DFDED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.