What color is #D1C1C7?

#D1C1C7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C1C7?

The RGB value is 209, 193, 199: 209 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C1C7?

The complementary color is #C1D1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C1C7 color

#D1C1C7 rgb(209, 193, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C1C7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 75.7% green and 78% blue (209, 193, 199).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#D1C1C7 color codes

HEX	`#D1C1C7`
RGB	`rgb(209, 193, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 75.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 8%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.51, 6.66, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.51, 6.73, 351.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.672, 55.819, 61.863)`
Decimal	`13746631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C1C7, 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 #D1C1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #D1C1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c1c7; }
.text { color: #d1c1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 193 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c1c7, #d1c3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1C1C7?: #D1C1C7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C1C7?: The RGB value is 209, 193, 199: 209 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C1C7?: The complementary color is #C1D1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.