What color is #D1C4CB?

#D1C4CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C4CB?

The RGB value is 209, 196, 203: 209 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C4CB?

The complementary color is #C4D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C4CB color

#D1C4CB rgb(209, 196, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C4CB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.9% green and 79.6% blue (209, 196, 203).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#D1C4CB color codes

HEX	`#D1C4CB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 196, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, 5.78, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 6.07, 342.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.812, 57.347, 64.565)`
Decimal	`13747403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C4CB, 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 #D1C4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #D1C4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c4cb; }
.text { color: #d1c4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 196 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c4cb, #d1c4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D1C4CB?: #D1C4CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C4CB?: The RGB value is 209, 196, 203: 209 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C4CB?: The complementary color is #C4D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.