#D6DADB Color

#D6DADB is rgb(214, 218, 219) in RGB, hsl(192, 6%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6DADB

HEX#D6DADB

RGBrgb(214, 218, 219)

HSLhsl(192, 6%, 85%)

HSVhsv(192, 2%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.005 214.3)

LABlab(86.76% -1.27 -0.99)

LCHlch(86.76% 1.61 218.09)

What #D6DADB 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 #D6DADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 1.66 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 1.9 Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 2.73 Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 4.5 Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 4.6 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.9

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#D6DADB Channel Values

How #D6DADB 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 214 · G 218 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 6% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 2% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.41:1 vs white · 14.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6DADB 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6DADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6DADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6DADB; 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 #D6DADB

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 #D6DADB.

How #D6DADB 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#D6DADB

Protanopia#D9D9DB

Protanomaly#D8DADB

Deuteranopia#D9D9DB

Deuteranomaly#D8D9DB

Tritanopia#D6DADA

Tritanomaly#D6DADA

Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #D6DADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6dadb: #D6DADB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6DADB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6dadb': '#D6DADB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.855, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="color_d6dadb">#D6DADB</color>

SVG fillfill="#D6DADB"

More Gray Colors

#D6DADB sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272a d9d9d9 292524 d8d8d8 292929 d6d6d6 2a2d2f d6d3d1 2b2b2b d4d4d8 2e2e2e d4d4d4 353839 43494e 51484f 5c5c5c 6b6e70 796878 838996 8e8c84 a1a1a1 acacac bebebe d1d1d1

#D6DADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6DADB?

#D6DADB is a lightest gray — rgb(214, 218, 219) in RGB and hsl(192, 6%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Silver (#D8D8D8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #D6DADB?

#D6DADB is rgb(214, 218, 219) — red 214, green 218, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6DADB?

#D6DADB converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6DADB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6DADB scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6DADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6DADB 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 1.9, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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