What color is #D3C7CE?

#D3C7CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C7CE?

The RGB value is 211, 199, 206: 211 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C7CE?

The complementary color is #C7D3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C7CE color

#D3C7CE rgb(211, 199, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C7CE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78% green and 80.8% blue (211, 199, 206).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#D3C7CE color codes

HEX	`#D3C7CE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 199, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, 5.41, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 5.77, 339.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.426, 59.152, 66.72)`
Decimal	`13879246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C7CE, 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 #D3C7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #D3C7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c7ce; }
.text { color: #d3c7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 199 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c7ce, #d3c7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3C7CE?: #D3C7CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C7CE?: The RGB value is 211, 199, 206: 211 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C7CE?: The complementary color is #C7D3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.