What color is #D0CECB?

#D0CECB is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CECB?

The RGB value is 208, 206, 203: 208 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CECB?

The complementary color is #CBCDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CECB color

#D0CECB rgb(208, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0CECB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (208, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 5% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Concrete (#D2D1CD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#D0CECB color codes

HEX	`#D0CECB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 5%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.84, 0.15, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.84, 1.74, 85.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.862, 61.864, 65.328)`
Decimal	`13684427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CECB, 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 #D0CECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #D0CECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cecb; }
.text { color: #d0cecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cecb, #d0d0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0CECB?: #D0CECB is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CECB?: The RGB value is 208, 206, 203: 208 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CECB?: The complementary color is #CBCDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.