What color is #D3CDD7?

#D3CDD7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CDD7?

The RGB value is 211, 205, 215: 211 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CDD7?

The complementary color is #D1D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CDD7 color

#D3CDD7 rgb(211, 205, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CDD7 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.4% green and 84.3% blue (211, 205, 215).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#D3CDD7 color codes

HEX	`#D3CDD7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 205, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.14, 3.88, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.14, 5.73, 312.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.959, 62.418, 73.113)`
Decimal	`13880791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CDD7, 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 #D3CDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #D3CDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cdd7; }
.text { color: #d3cdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 205 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cdd7, #d7cdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D3CDD7?: #D3CDD7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CDD7?: The RGB value is 211, 205, 215: 211 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CDD7?: The complementary color is #D1D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.