What color is #D1C7D5?

#D1C7D5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C7D5?

The RGB value is 209, 199, 213: 209 red, 199 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C7D5?

The complementary color is #CBD5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C7D5 color

#D1C7D5 rgb(209, 199, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C7D5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78% green and 83.5% blue (209, 199, 213).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 14% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#D1C7D5 color codes

HEX	`#D1C7D5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 199, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 14%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, 6.01, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 8.29, 316.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.726, 59.207, 71.272)`
Decimal	`13748181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C7D5, 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 #D1C7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #D1C7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c7d5; }
.text { color: #d1c7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 199 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c7d5, #d5c7d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1C7D5?: #D1C7D5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C7D5?: The RGB value is 209, 199, 213: 209 red, 199 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C7D5?: The complementary color is #CBD5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.