What color is #D1CBCE?

#D1CBCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CBCE?

The RGB value is 209, 203, 206: 209 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CBCE?

The complementary color is #CBD1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CBCE color

#D1CBCE rgb(209, 203, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CBCE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (209, 203, 206).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#D1CBCE color codes

HEX	`#D1CBCE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 203, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, 2.61, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 2.72, 343.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.789, 60.724, 67.004)`
Decimal	`13749198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CBCE, 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 #D1CBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #D1CBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cbce; }
.text { color: #d1cbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 203 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cbce, #d1cbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1CBCE?: #D1CBCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CBCE?: The RGB value is 209, 203, 206: 209 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CBCE?: The complementary color is #CBD1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.