What color is #D3CBC9?

#D3CBC9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CBC9?

The RGB value is 211, 203, 201: 211 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CBC9?

The complementary color is #C9D1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CBC9 color

#D3CBC9 rgb(211, 203, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CBC9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 79.6% green and 78.8% blue (211, 203, 201).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D3CBC9 color codes

HEX	`#D3CBC9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 203, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 79.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, 2.41, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 3.12, 39.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.761, 60.778, 63.883)`
Decimal	`13880265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CBC9, 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 #D3CBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D3CBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cbc9; }
.text { color: #d3cbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 203 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cbc9, #d3d0c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3CBC9?: #D3CBC9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CBC9?: The RGB value is 211, 203, 201: 211 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CBC9?: The complementary color is #C9D1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.