#D4D4D4 Color

#D4D4D4 is rgb(212, 212, 212) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4D4D4

HEX#D4D4D4

RGBrgb(212, 212, 212)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 83%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(87% 0 0)

LABlab(84.91% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(84.91% 0.00 0.00)

What #D4D4D4 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 #D4D4D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 0.36 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 1.43 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 2.85 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 2.87 Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 3.34 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 4.94

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

#D4D4D4 Channel Values

How #D4D4D4 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 212 · G 212 · B 212	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.48:1 vs white · 14.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4D4D4 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 text14.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4D4D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4D4D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4D4D4; 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 #D4D4D4

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 #D4D4D4.

How #D4D4D4 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#D4D4D4

Protanopia#D4D4D4

Protanomaly#D4D4D4

Deuteranopia#D4D4D4

Deuteranomaly#D4D4D4

Tritanopia#D4D4D4

Tritanomaly#D4D4D4

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4D4D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4d4d4: #D4D4D4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4D4D4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4d4d4': '#D4D4D4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.831, blue: 0.831)

Android XML<color name="color_d4d4d4">#D4D4D4</color>

SVG fillfill="#D4D4D4"

More Gray Colors

#D4D4D4 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d4d4d8 d3d3d8 d6d3d1 d3d3d3 d6d6d6 d1d1d1 d8d8d8 cccccc d9d9d9 c8c8cd 262626 c7c7c7 292929 3d3d3d 474747 534b4f 636363 71797e 7d7d7d 878787 919191 a6a6a6 b2beb5 c0c0c0

#D4D4D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4D4D4?

#D4D4D4 is a lightest gray — rgb(212, 212, 212) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.36.

What is the RGB value of #D4D4D4?

#D4D4D4 is rgb(212, 212, 212) — red 212, green 212, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4D4D4?

#D4D4D4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4D4D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4D4D4 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4D4D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4D4D4 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 0.36, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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