What color is #D8DED6?

#D8DED6 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 #D8DED6?

The RGB value is 216, 222, 214: 216 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DED6?

The complementary color is #DCD6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DED6 color

#D8DED6 rgb(216, 222, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8DED6 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (216, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#D8DED6 color codes

HEX	`#D8DED6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.82, -3.46, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.82, 4.72, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.576, 71.696, 73.937)`
Decimal	`14212822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DED6, 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 #D8DED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #D8DED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ded6; }
.text { color: #d8ded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ded6, #d6ded8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D8DED6?: #D8DED6 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 #D8DED6?: The RGB value is 216, 222, 214: 216 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DED6?: The complementary color is #DCD6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.