Skip to content

#D3D4DA Color

#D3D4DA is rgb(211, 212, 218) in RGB, hsl(231, 9%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 3%, 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 3.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3D4DA
HEX#D3D4DA
RGBrgb(211, 212, 218)
HSLhsl(231, 9%, 84%)
HSVhsv(231, 3%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.008 278.6)
LABlab(84.97% 0.47 -3.10)
LCHlch(84.97% 3.13 278.67)

What #D3D4DA 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 #D3D4DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D3D4DA Channel Values

How #D3D4DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 211 · G 212 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 9% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 3% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3D4DA 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3D4DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3D4DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3D4DA; 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 #D3D4DA

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 #D3D4DA.

How #D3D4DA 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#D3D4DA
Protanopia#D4D4DA
Protanomaly#D3D4DA
Deuteranopia#D4D4DA
Deuteranomaly#D3D4DA
Tritanopia#D2D5D5
Tritanomaly#D3D4D7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3D4DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3d4da: #D3D4DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3D4DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3d4da': '#D3D4DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.831, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_d3d4da">#D3D4DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3D4DA"

More Gray Colors

#D3D4DA sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3D4DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3D4DA?

#D3D4DA is a lightest gray — rgb(211, 212, 218) in RGB and hsl(231, 9%, 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 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #D3D4DA?

#D3D4DA is rgb(211, 212, 218) — red 211, green 212, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3D4DA?

#D3D4DA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3D4DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3D4DA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3D4DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3D4DA 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 3.16, which is very hard to tell apart.

Open #D3D4DA in a Tool

Keep exploring: every gray in the color library, the guide to shades of gray, or the full color library.