What color is #D9D8D0?

#D9D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D8D0?

The RGB value is 217, 216, 208: 217 red, 216 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D8D0?

The complementary color is #D0D1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D8D0 color

#D9D8D0 rgb(217, 216, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.7% green and 81.6% blue (217, 216, 208).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#D9D8D0 color codes

HEX	`#D9D8D0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 216, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.21, -1.07, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.21, 4.2, 104.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.555, 68.418, 69.467)`
Decimal	`14276816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D8D0, 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 #D9D8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #D9D8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d8d0; }
.text { color: #d9d8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 216 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d8d0, #d5d9d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9D8D0?: #D9D8D0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D8D0?: The RGB value is 217, 216, 208: 217 red, 216 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D8D0?: The complementary color is #D0D1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.