What color is #D0C2CB?

#D0C2CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C2CB?

The RGB value is 208, 194, 203: 208 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C2CB?

The complementary color is #C2D0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C2CB color

#D0C2CB rgb(208, 194, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C2CB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.1% green and 79.6% blue (208, 194, 203).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#D0C2CB color codes

HEX	`#D0C2CB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 194, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.79, 6.49, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.79, 7.05, 337.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.082, 56.306, 64.402)`
Decimal	`13681355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C2CB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D0C2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D0C2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c2cb; }
.text { color: #d0c2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 194 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c2cb, #d0c2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0C2CB?: #D0C2CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C2CB?: The RGB value is 208, 194, 203: 208 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C2CB?: The complementary color is #C2D0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.