What color is #D1C9C5?

#D1C9C5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C9C5?

The RGB value is 209, 201, 197: 209 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C9C5?

The complementary color is #C5CDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C9C5?

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.

#D1C9C5 color

#D1C9C5 rgb(209, 201, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C9C5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.8% green and 77.3% blue (209, 201, 197).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D1C9C5 color codes

HEX	`#D1C9C5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 201, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 2.07, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 3.63, 55.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.258, 59.36, 61.254)`
Decimal	`13748677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C9C5, 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 #D1C9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C9C5 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 #D1C9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c9c5; }
.text { color: #d1c9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 201 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c9c5, #d1cfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1C9C5?: #D1C9C5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C9C5?: The RGB value is 209, 201, 197: 209 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C9C5?: The complementary color is #C5CDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C9C5?: 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.