What color is #D8DAD9?

#D8DAD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DAD9?

The RGB value is 216, 218, 217: 216 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DAD9?

The complementary color is #DAD8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DAD9 color

#D8DAD9 rgb(216, 218, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DAD9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.5% green and 85.1% blue (216, 218, 217).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#D8DAD9 color codes

HEX	`#D8DAD9`
RGB	`rgb(216, 218, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 1%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, -0.86, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 0.89, 163.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.913, 69.751, 75.623)`
Decimal	`14211801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DAD9, 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 #D8DAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #D8DAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dad9; }
.text { color: #d8dad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 218 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dad9, #d8dada); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8DAD9?: #D8DAD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Olympus White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DAD9?: The RGB value is 216, 218, 217: 216 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DAD9?: The complementary color is #DAD8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.