#D8DAD1

Closest named color: Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). oklch(88.4% 0.012 116.8), rgb(216, 218, 209).

Black text reads best on this color (14.86:1).

About this color

#D8DAD1 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 88%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Gainsboro (#DCDCDC), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 14.86:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (88%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Gainsboro (#DCDCDC)
Black text	14.86:1
White text	1.41:1

Values

HEX	#D8DAD1
RGB	rgb(216, 218, 209)
HSL	hsl(73, 11%, 84%)
OKLCH	oklch(88.4% 0.012 116.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #D8DAD1	1.41:1	Fails	Lc -22.7	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #D8DAD1	14.86:1	AAA	Lc 83.8	Fine for body text
#D8DAD1 text on white	1.41:1	Fails	Lc 19.9	Dividers and decoration only
#D8DAD1 text on black	14.86:1	AAA	Lc -83.5	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE7

oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
Step 200
200 (this color)

#D8DAD1

oklch(88.4% 0.012 116.8)
Step 300
300

#C0C2B7

oklch(80.9% 0.015 115.1)
Step 400
400

#9FA391

oklch(70.7% 0.026 117.2)
Step 500
500

#888C76

oklch(63% 0.032 115.7)
Step 600
600

#72765F

oklch(55.6% 0.035 115.6)
Step 700
700

#5F634E

oklch(49% 0.033 116.4)
Step 800
800

#4E5140

oklch(42.7% 0.027 115.7)
Step 900
900

#414337

oklch(37.7% 0.02 115)
Step 950
950

#262720

oklch(26.9% 0.013 113.9)

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#D8DAD1 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#DBD9D1	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#DBD9D1	0.005
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D9D9D7	0.010
Achromatopsia (no color)	#D9D9D9	0.012

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #D8DAD1, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #D8DAD1 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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