What color is #DADBD7?

#DADBD7 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 #DADBD7?

The RGB value is 218, 219, 215: 218 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADBD7?

The complementary color is #D8D7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADBD7 color

#DADBD7 rgb(218, 219, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADBD7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.9% green and 84.3% blue (218, 219, 215).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 5% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#DADBD7 color codes

HEX	`#DADBD7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 219, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 5%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -1.06, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 2.12, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.509, 70.475, 74.376)`
Decimal	`14343127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADBD7, 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 #DADBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #DADBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadbd7; }
.text { color: #dadbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 219 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadbd7, #d8dbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADBD7?: #DADBD7 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 #DADBD7?: The RGB value is 218, 219, 215: 218 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADBD7?: The complementary color is #D8D7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.