What color is #D1D5C2?

#D1D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D5C2?

The RGB value is 209, 213, 194: 209 red, 213 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D5C2?

The complementary color is #C6C2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D5C2 color

#D1D5C2 rgb(209, 213, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 83.5% green and 76.1% blue (209, 213, 194).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#D1D5C2 color codes

HEX	`#D1D5C2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 213, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 83.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -4.71, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 10.09, 117.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.825, 65.039, 60.431)`
Decimal	`13751746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D5C2, 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 #D1D5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #D1D5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d5c2; }
.text { color: #d1d5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 213 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d5c2, #c8d5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1D5C2?: #D1D5C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D5C2?: The RGB value is 209, 213, 194: 209 red, 213 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D5C2?: The complementary color is #C6C2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.