#D3D3D8 Color

#D3D3D8 is rgb(211, 211, 216) in RGB, hsl(240, 6%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3D3D8

HEX#D3D3D8

RGBrgb(211, 211, 216)

HSLhsl(240, 6%, 84%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.007 286.3)

LABlab(84.67% 0.68 -2.48)

LCHlch(84.67% 2.57 285.43)

What #D3D3D8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D3D3D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 2.57 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 3.07 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 3.67 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 3.95 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 4.02 Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 5.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#D3D3D8 Channel Values

How #D3D3D8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 211 · G 211 · B 216	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 6% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 2% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.49:1 vs white · 14.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3D3D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3D3D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3D3D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3D3D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D3D3D8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3D3D8.

How #D3D3D8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D3D3D8

Protanopia#D3D3D8

Protanomaly#D3D3D8

Deuteranopia#D3D3D8

Deuteranomaly#D3D3D8

Tritanopia#D2D4D4

Tritanomaly#D3D3D5

Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3D3D8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d3d3d8: #D3D3D8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3D3D8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3d3d8': '#D3D3D8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.827, blue: 0.847)

Android XML<color name="color_d3d3d8">#D3D3D8</color>

SVG fillfill="#D3D3D8"

More Gray Colors

#D3D3D8 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d4d4d4 d3d3d3 d4d4d8 d1d1d1 d6d3d1 cccccc d6d6d6 c8c8cd d8d8d8 c7c7c7 d9d9d9 c4c4c4 292524 3b3c36 454545 52525c 616161 71717b 7a7a7a 878681 8f9695 a6a09b b0b0b0 bfc1c2

#D3D3D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3D3D8?

#D3D3D8 is a lightest gray — rgb(211, 211, 216) in RGB and hsl(240, 6%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #D3D3D8?

#D3D3D8 is rgb(211, 211, 216) — red 211, green 211, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3D3D8?

#D3D3D8 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3D3D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3D3D8 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3D3D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3D3D8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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