What color is #D0C7C4?

#D0C7C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C7C4?

The RGB value is 208, 199, 196: 208 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C7C4?

The complementary color is #C4CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C7C4 color

#D0C7C4 rgb(208, 199, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C7C4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 78% green and 76.9% blue (208, 199, 196).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 11% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#D0C7C4 color codes

HEX	`#D0C7C4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 199, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 78%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 11%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, 2.6, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 3.69, 45.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.398, 58.243, 60.485)`
Decimal	`13682628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C7C4, 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 #D0C7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #D0C7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c7c4; }
.text { color: #d0c7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 199 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c7c4, #d0cdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D0C7C4?: #D0C7C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C7C4?: The RGB value is 208, 199, 196: 208 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C7C4?: The complementary color is #C4CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.