#D4D4D8 Color

#D4D4D8 is rgb(212, 212, 216) in RGB, hsl(240, 5%, 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), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4D4D8

HEX#D4D4D8

RGBrgb(212, 212, 216)

HSLhsl(240, 5%, 84%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 85%)

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

OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.005 286.3)

LABlab(85.00% 0.55 -1.98)

LCHlch(85.00% 2.05 285.40)

What #D4D4D8 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 #D4D4D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 2.1 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 2.45 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 3.44 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 3.6 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 4.32 Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 5.11

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

#D4D4D8 Channel Values

How #D4D4D8 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 216	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 5% · 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	1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4D4D8 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 text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4D4D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4D4D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4D4D8; 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 #D4D4D8

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 #D4D4D8.

How #D4D4D8 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#D4D4D8

Protanopia#D4D4D8

Protanomaly#D4D4D8

Deuteranopia#D4D4D8

Deuteranomaly#D4D4D8

Tritanopia#D3D5D5

Tritanomaly#D4D4D6

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4D4D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4d4d8: #D4D4D8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4D4D8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4d4d8': '#D4D4D8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.831, blue: 0.847)

Android XML<color name="color_d4d4d8">#D4D4D8</color>

SVG fillfill="#D4D4D8"

More Gray Colors

#D4D4D8 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

d6d3d1 d4d4d4 d6d6d6 d3d3d8 d8d8d8 d3d3d3 d9d9d9 d1d1d1 262626 cccccc 27272a c8c8cd 2a2d2f 3f3f46 4a4a4a 555555 655b55 727472 7e8a93 899499 969696 a8a9ad b3b3b3 c2c2c2

#D4D4D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4D4D8?

#D4D4D8 is a lightest gray — rgb(212, 212, 216) in RGB and hsl(240, 5%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.1.

What is the RGB value of #D4D4D8?

#D4D4D8 is rgb(212, 212, 216) — red 212, green 212, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4D4D8?

#D4D4D8 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 #D4D4D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4D4D8 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4D4D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4D4D8 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 2.1, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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