What color is #D0CCCA?

#D0CCCA 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 #D0CCCA?

The RGB value is 208, 204, 202: 208 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CCCA?

The complementary color is #CACED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CCCA color

#D0CCCA rgb(208, 204, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CCCA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 80% green and 79.2% blue (208, 204, 202).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 6% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#D0CCCA color codes

HEX	`#D0CCCA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 204, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 80%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 6%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 3%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, 1.02, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 1.8, 55.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.264, 60.86, 64.543)`
Decimal	`13683914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CCCA, 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 #D0CCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #D0CCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0ccca; }
.text { color: #d0ccca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0ccca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 204 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0ccca, #d0cfca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0CCCA?: #D0CCCA 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 #D0CCCA?: The RGB value is 208, 204, 202: 208 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CCCA?: The complementary color is #CACED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.