What color is #D1D0CE?

#D1D0CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Blowing Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D0CE?

The RGB value is 209, 208, 206: 209 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D0CE?

The complementary color is #CECFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D0CE color

#D1D0CE rgb(209, 208, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D0CE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (209, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 3% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Smoke (#D2D1D0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#D1D0CE color codes

HEX	`#D1D0CE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 3%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 1%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, -0.02, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 1.11, 90.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.989, 63.123, 67.404)`
Decimal	`13750478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D0CE, 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 #D1D0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #D1D0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d0ce; }
.text { color: #d1d0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d0ce, #d1d1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1D0CE?: #D1D0CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Blowing Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D0CE?: The RGB value is 209, 208, 206: 209 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D0CE?: The complementary color is #CECFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.