What color is #D0CAC7?

#D0CAC7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CAC7?

The RGB value is 208, 202, 199: 208 red, 202 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CAC7?

The complementary color is #C7CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CAC7 color

#D0CAC7 rgb(208, 202, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CAC7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 79.2% green and 78% blue (208, 202, 199).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#D0CAC7 color codes

HEX	`#D0CAC7`
RGB	`rgb(208, 202, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 79.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.72, 1.54, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.72, 2.71, 55.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.44, 59.775, 62.533)`
Decimal	`13683399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CAC7, 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 #D0CAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #D0CAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cac7; }
.text { color: #d0cac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 202 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cac7, #d0cfc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0CAC7?: #D0CAC7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CAC7?: The RGB value is 208, 202, 199: 208 red, 202 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CAC7?: The complementary color is #C7CDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.