What color is #D1CAD2?

#D1CAD2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CAD2?

The RGB value is 209, 202, 210: 209 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CAD2?

The complementary color is #CBD2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CAD2 color

#D1CAD2 rgb(209, 202, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CAD2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.2% green and 82.4% blue (209, 202, 210).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 8% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#D1CAD2 color codes

HEX	`#D1CAD2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 202, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 8%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.08, 3.87, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.08, 4.96, 321.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.046, 60.45, 69.518)`
Decimal	`13748946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CAD2, 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 #D1CAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #D1CAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cad2; }
.text { color: #d1cad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 202 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cad2, #d2cacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1CAD2?: #D1CAD2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CAD2?: The RGB value is 209, 202, 210: 209 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CAD2?: The complementary color is #CBD2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.