What color is #D9D8DB?

#D9D8DB is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D8DB?

The RGB value is 217, 216, 219: 217 red, 216 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D8DB?

The complementary color is #DADBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D8DB color

#D9D8DB rgb(217, 216, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D8DB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 84.7% green and 85.9% blue (217, 216, 219).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 4% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Desired Dawn (#D8D7D9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#D9D8DB color codes

HEX	`#D9D8DB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 216, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 84.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 4%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.49, 0.88, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.49, 1.62, 303.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.955, 68.978, 76.844)`
Decimal	`14276827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D8DB, 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 #D9D8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #D9D8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d8db; }
.text { color: #d9d8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 216 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d8db, #dbd8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D9D8DB?: #D9D8DB is a light gray, closest to the named color Desired Dawn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D8DB?: The RGB value is 217, 216, 219: 217 red, 216 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D8DB?: The complementary color is #DADBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.