What color is #D0C8CF?

#D0C8CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C8CF?

The RGB value is 208, 200, 207: 208 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C8CF?

The complementary color is #C8D0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C8CF color

#D0C8CF rgb(208, 200, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C8CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 78.4% green and 81.2% blue (208, 200, 207).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#D0C8CF color codes

HEX	`#D0C8CF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 200, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 78.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, 4.03, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 4.74, 328.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.927, 59.224, 67.399)`
Decimal	`13682895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C8CF, 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 #D0C8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #D0C8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c8cf; }
.text { color: #d0c8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 200 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c8cf, #d0c8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0C8CF?: #D0C8CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C8CF?: The RGB value is 208, 200, 207: 208 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C8CF?: The complementary color is #C8D0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.