What color is #D0C3D0?

#D0C3D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C3D0?

The RGB value is 208, 195, 208: 208 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C3D0?

The complementary color is #C3D0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C3D0 color

#D0C3D0 rgb(208, 195, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C3D0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.5% green and 81.6% blue (208, 195, 208).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#D0C3D0 color codes

HEX	`#D0C3D0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 195, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, 6.87, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 8.41, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.911, 56.995, 67.665)`
Decimal	`13681616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C3D0, 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 #D0C3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #D0C3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c3d0; }
.text { color: #d0c3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 195 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c3d0, #d0c3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0C3D0?: #D0C3D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C3D0?: The RGB value is 208, 195, 208: 208 red, 195 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C3D0?: The complementary color is #C3D0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.