What color is #D0CAC8?

#D0CAC8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CAC8?

The RGB value is 208, 202, 200: 208 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CAC8?

The complementary color is #C8CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CAC8 color

#D0CAC8 rgb(208, 202, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CAC8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 79.2% green and 78.4% blue (208, 202, 200).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 8% 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 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#D0CAC8 color codes

HEX	`#D0CAC8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 202, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 79.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, 1.72, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 2.44, 45.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.557, 59.821, 63.147)`
Decimal	`13683400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CAC8, 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 #D0CAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #D0CAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cac8; }
.text { color: #d0cac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 202 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cac8, #d0cec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0CAC8?: #D0CAC8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CAC8?: The RGB value is 208, 202, 200: 208 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CAC8?: The complementary color is #C8CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.