What color is #D8DCDA?

#D8DCDA 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 #D8DCDA?

The RGB value is 216, 220, 218: 216 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DCDA?

The complementary color is #DCD8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DCDA color

#D8DCDA rgb(216, 220, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DCDA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (216, 220, 218).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 5% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Olympus White (#D4D8D7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#D8DCDA color codes

HEX	`#D8DCDA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 220, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 5%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, -1.71, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 1.79, 163.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.565, 70.847, 76.484)`
Decimal	`14212314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DCDA, 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 #D8DCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #D8DCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dcda; }
.text { color: #d8dcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 220 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dcda, #d8dcdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8DCDA?: #D8DCDA 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 #D8DCDA?: The RGB value is 216, 220, 218: 216 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DCDA?: The complementary color is #DCD8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.