What color is #D8DADE?

#D8DADE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DADE?

The RGB value is 216, 218, 222: 216 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DADE?

The complementary color is #DEDCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DADE color

#D8DADE rgb(216, 218, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DADE is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.5% green and 87.1% blue (216, 218, 222).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grain of Salt (#D8DBE1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#D8DADE color codes

HEX	`#D8DADE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 218, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, 0.06, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 2.2, 271.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.573, 70.015, 79.1)`
Decimal	`14211806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DADE, 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 #D8DADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #D8DADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dade; }
.text { color: #d8dade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 218 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dade, #d9d8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8DADE?: #D8DADE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Grain of Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DADE?: The RGB value is 216, 218, 222: 216 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DADE?: The complementary color is #DEDCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.