Information about Soft Grey color

#D2D2CF - Soft Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #D2D2CF, known as "Soft Grey", is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(210, 210, 207) — 82.4% red, 82.4% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #D2D2CF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Concrete (#D2D1CD). Slightly further away sit Gray Goose (#D1D0CE) and Grey Nurse (#D1D3CC).

The recipe behind #D2D2CF is rgb(210, 210, 207), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. The name "Soft Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Soft Grey color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Soft Grey color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Soft Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D2D2CF
  • RGB210, 210, 207
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 18
  • CSSrgb(210, 210, 207)
  • HSL60°, 3%, 82%
  • HSL Precise60°, 3.226%, 81.765%
  • HSV60°, 1%, 82%
  • HSB60°, 1%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.824, 0.824, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.824, 0.824, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.824, 0.824, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD2D2CF
  • DECIMAL ID13816527
  • Name Length9
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