What color is #D1CECC?

#D1CECC is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CECC?

The RGB value is 209, 206, 204: 209 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CECC?

The complementary color is #CCCFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CECC color

#D1CECC rgb(209, 206, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CECC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80.8% green and 80% blue (209, 206, 204).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#D1CECC color codes

HEX	`#D1CECC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 206, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.94, 0.67, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.94, 1.51, 63.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.263, 62.058, 65.971)`
Decimal	`13749964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CECC, 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 #D1CECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #D1CECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cecc; }
.text { color: #d1cecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 206 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cecc, #d1d1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1CECC?: #D1CECC is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CECC?: The RGB value is 209, 206, 204: 209 red, 206 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CECC?: The complementary color is #CCCFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.