What color is #D3C8D8?

#D3C8D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C8D8?

The RGB value is 211, 200, 216: 211 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C8D8?

The complementary color is #CDD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C8D8 color

#D3C8D8 rgb(211, 200, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C8D8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78.4% green and 84.7% blue (211, 200, 216).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#D3C8D8 color codes

HEX	`#D3C8D8`
RGB	`rgb(211, 200, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, 6.72, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 9.4, 315.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.911, 60.116, 73.4)`
Decimal	`13879512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C8D8, 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 #D3C8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #D3C8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c8d8; }
.text { color: #d3c8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 200 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c8d8, #d8c8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D3C8D8?: #D3C8D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C8D8?: The RGB value is 211, 200, 216: 211 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C8D8?: The complementary color is #CDD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.