HEX atlas value

#D3D3D3

#D3D3D3 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Light Gray. RGB 211, 211, 211, HSL 0° 0% 83%, luminance 0.6514; view contrast and conversions.

gray neutral muted

#D3D3D3 Sample readable text

HEX #D3D3D3

RGB rgb(211, 211, 211)

HSL hsl(0 0% 83%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 0, 17)

Luminance 0.6514

Contrast Black 14.03:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-d3d3d3: #D3D3D3;
.background-d3d3d3 { background-color: #D3D3D3; }
.text-d3d3d3 { color: #D3D3D3; }

HEX meaning and use

About #D3D3D3

#D3D3D3 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #D3D3D3 is visually closest to Light Gray, a named gray color with HEX #D3D3D3.

The RGB channels are 211, 211, and 211, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 0% saturation and 83% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6514, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.03:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D3D3D3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#FFFFFF · #000000 text · best 21:1 Gainsboro#DCDCDC · #000000 text · best 15.31:1 Aluminum#D9DAD9 · #000000 text · best 14.98:1 Chrome#D5D5D5 · #000000 text · best 14.31:1 #D4D4D4#D4D4D4 · #000000 text · best 14.17:1

Generated Palette

Light Grey#D3D3D3

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

White#FFFFFF

#A6A6A6#A6A6A6

Color Harmonies

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#A6A6A6#A6A6A6

#DDCACA#DDCACA

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

White#FFFFFF

#FFD1D1#FFD1D1

Nearest Named Colors

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Chrome#D5D5D5

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Luminance0.6514

Black text14.03:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#D3D3D3","rgb":[211,211,211],"hsl":[0,0,83],"cmyk":[0,0,0,17],"luminance":0.6514,"contrast":{"black":14.03,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.98,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D4D4D4","hex":"#D4D4D4","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.17,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Light Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d3d3d3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D4D4D4","analogous":["#D4D4D4","#D4D4D4"],"triadic":["#D4D4D4","#D4D4D4"],"tetradic":["#D4D4D4","#D4D4D4","#D4D4D4"],"splitComplementary":["#D4D4D4","#D4D4D4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#D3D3D3","#A6A6A6"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#A6A6A6","saturated":"#DDCACA","desaturated":"#D4D4D4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD1D1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":0},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":0},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":3.4641016151377544},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":11},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":15.588457268119896}]

#D3D3D3

CSS

About #D3D3D3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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