What color is #D1C3C3?

#D1C3C3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C3C3?

The RGB value is 209, 195, 195: 209 red, 195 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C3C3?

The complementary color is #C3D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C3C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C3C3 color

#D1C3C3 rgb(209, 195, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C3C3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.5% green and 76.5% blue (209, 195, 195).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#D1C3C3 color codes

HEX	`#D1C3C3`
RGB	`rgb(209, 195, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, 4.9, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 5.21, 19.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.659, 56.526, 59.598)`
Decimal	`13747139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C3C3, 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 #D1C3C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C3C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #D1C3C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c3c3; }
.text { color: #d1c3c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c3c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 195 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c3c3, #d1cac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D1C3C3?: #D1C3C3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C3C3?: The RGB value is 209, 195, 195: 209 red, 195 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C3C3?: The complementary color is #C3D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C3C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.