What color is #D2D2C6?

#D2D2C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D2C6?

The RGB value is 210, 210, 198: 210 red, 210 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D2C6?

The complementary color is #C6C6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D2C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D2C6 color

#D2D2C6 rgb(210, 210, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2D2C6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 82.4% green and 77.6% blue (210, 210, 198).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#D2D2C6 color codes

HEX	`#D2D2C6`
RGB	`rgb(210, 210, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 82.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, -2.12, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 6.31, 109.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.817, 63.872, 62.592)`
Decimal	`13816518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D2C6, 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 #D2D2C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D2C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #D2D2C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d2c6; }
.text { color: #d2d2c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d2c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 210 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d2c6, #ccd2c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2D2C6?: #D2D2C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D2C6?: The RGB value is 210, 210, 198: 210 red, 210 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D2C6?: The complementary color is #C6C6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D2C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.