What color is #D3C1CD?

#D3C1CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C1CD?

The RGB value is 211, 193, 205: 211 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C1CD?

The complementary color is #C1D3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C1CD color

#D3C1CD rgb(211, 193, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C1CD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (211, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#D3C1CD color codes

HEX	`#D3C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, 8.43, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 9.21, 336.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.952, 56.397, 65.631)`
Decimal	`13877709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C1CD, 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 #D3C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #D3C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c1cd; }
.text { color: #d3c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c1cd, #d3c1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D3C1CD?: #D3C1CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C1CD?: The RGB value is 211, 193, 205: 211 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C1CD?: The complementary color is #C1D3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.