What color is #D1C8CF?

#D1C8CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C8CF?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 207: 209 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C8CF?

The complementary color is #C8D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C8CF color

#D1C8CF rgb(209, 200, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C8CF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 81.2% blue (209, 200, 207).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 9% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#D1C8CF color codes

HEX	`#D1C8CF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 9%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 4.38, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 4.97, 331.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.21, 59.369, 67.412)`
Decimal	`13748431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C8CF, 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 #D1C8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #D1C8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c8cf; }
.text { color: #d1c8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c8cf, #d1c8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1C8CF?: #D1C8CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C8CF?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 207: 209 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C8CF?: The complementary color is #C8D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.