What color is #D8DBDD?

#D8DBDD is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DBDD?

The RGB value is 216, 219, 221: 216 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DBDD?

The complementary color is #DDDAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DBDD color

#D8DBDD rgb(216, 219, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DBDD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (216, 219, 221).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gliding Feather (#D7D8D9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#D8DBDD color codes

HEX	`#D8DBDD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 219, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 85.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -0.65, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 1.48, 244.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.699, 70.482, 78.483)`
Decimal	`14212061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DBDD, 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 #D8DBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #D8DBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dbdd; }
.text { color: #d8dbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 219 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dbdd, #d8d9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8DBDD?: #D8DBDD is a light gray, closest to the named color Gliding Feather. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DBDD?: The RGB value is 216, 219, 221: 216 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DBDD?: The complementary color is #DDDAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.