What color is #D1CFC7?

#D1CFC7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CFC7?

The RGB value is 209, 207, 199: 209 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CFC7?

The complementary color is #C7C9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CFC7 color

#D1CFC7 rgb(209, 207, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CFC7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.2% green and 78% blue (209, 207, 199).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#D1CFC7 color codes

HEX	`#D1CFC7`
RGB	`rgb(209, 207, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 5%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, -0.73, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 4.27, 99.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.915, 62.305, 62.944)`
Decimal	`13750215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CFC7, 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 #D1CFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #D1CFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cfc7; }
.text { color: #d1cfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 207 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cfc7, #ced1c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D1CFC7?: #D1CFC7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CFC7?: The RGB value is 209, 207, 199: 209 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CFC7?: The complementary color is #C7C9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.