What color is #D8DCD5?

#D8DCD5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DCD5?

The RGB value is 216, 220, 213: 216 red, 220 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DCD5?

The complementary color is #D9D5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DCD5 color

#D8DCD5 rgb(216, 220, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DCD5 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.3% green and 83.5% blue (216, 220, 213).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 9% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#D8DCD5 color codes

HEX	`#D8DCD5`
RGB	`rgb(216, 220, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 9%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, -2.61, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 3.95, 131.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.92, 70.589, 73.09)`
Decimal	`14212309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DCD5, 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 #D8DCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #D8DCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dcd5; }
.text { color: #d8dcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dcd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 220 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dcd5, #d5dcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D8DCD5?: #D8DCD5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DCD5?: The RGB value is 216, 220, 213: 216 red, 220 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DCD5?: The complementary color is #D9D5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.