What color is #D2C4CA?

#D2C4CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C4CA?

The RGB value is 210, 196, 202: 210 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C4CA?

The complementary color is #C4D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C4CA color

#D2C4CA rgb(210, 196, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2C4CA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 76.9% green and 79.2% blue (210, 196, 202).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 13% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#D2C4CA color codes

HEX	`#D2C4CA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 196, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 76.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 13%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, 5.94, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 6.07, 348.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.978, 57.446, 63.952)`
Decimal	`13812938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C4CA, 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 #D2C4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #D2C4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c4ca; }
.text { color: #d2c4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 196 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c4ca, #d2c5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #D2C4CA?: #D2C4CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C4CA?: The RGB value is 210, 196, 202: 210 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C4CA?: The complementary color is #C4D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.