What color is #D8DDDA?

#D8DDDA is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DDDA?

The RGB value is 216, 221, 218: 216 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DDDA?

The complementary color is #DDD8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DDDA color

#D8DDDA rgb(216, 221, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DDDA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (216, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#D8DDDA color codes

HEX	`#D8DDDA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.67, -2.23, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.67, 2.4, 158.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.828, 71.374, 76.572)`
Decimal	`14212570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DDDA, 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 #D8DDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #D8DDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ddda; }
.text { color: #d8ddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ddda, #d8dddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D8DDDA?: #D8DDDA is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DDDA?: The RGB value is 216, 221, 218: 216 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DDDA?: The complementary color is #DDD8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.