What color is #D0CDCE?

#D0CDCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CDCE?

The RGB value is 208, 205, 206: 208 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CDCE?

The complementary color is #CDD0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CDCE color

#D0CDCE rgb(208, 205, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CDCE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (208, 205, 206).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#D0CDCE color codes

HEX	`#D0CDCE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 205, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 80.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 1%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, 1.21, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 1.22, 353.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.983, 61.529, 67.15)`
Decimal	`13684174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CDCE, 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 #D0CDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #D0CDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cdce; }
.text { color: #d0cdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 205 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cdce, #d0cecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D0CDCE?: #D0CDCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CDCE?: The RGB value is 208, 205, 206: 208 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CDCE?: The complementary color is #CDD0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.