What color is #D2C9C0?

#D2C9C0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C9C0?

The RGB value is 210, 201, 192: 210 red, 201 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C9C0?

The complementary color is #C0C9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C9C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C9C0 color

#D2C9C0 rgb(210, 201, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2C9C0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.8% green and 75.3% blue (210, 201, 192).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Misty Haze (#CEC9C3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#D2C9C0 color codes

HEX	`#D2C9C0`
RGB	`rgb(210, 201, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, 1.57, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 5.82, 74.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.978, 59.281, 58.3)`
Decimal	`13814208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C9C0, 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 #D2C9C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C9C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #D2C9C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c9c0; }
.text { color: #d2c9c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c9c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 201 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c9c0, #d2d2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D2C9C0?: #D2C9C0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C9C0?: The RGB value is 210, 201, 192: 210 red, 201 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C9C0?: The complementary color is #C0C9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C9C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.