What color is #D3CFCD?

#D3CFCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CFCD?

The RGB value is 211, 207, 205: 211 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CFCD?

The complementary color is #CDD1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CFCD color

#D3CFCD rgb(211, 207, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CFCD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (211, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 6% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#D3CFCD color codes

HEX	`#D3CFCD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 6%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.38, 1.02, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.38, 1.79, 55.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.195, 62.883, 66.712)`
Decimal	`13881293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CFCD, 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 #D3CFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #D3CFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cfcd; }
.text { color: #d3cfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cfcd, #d3d2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D3CFCD?: #D3CFCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Day on Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CFCD?: The RGB value is 211, 207, 205: 211 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CFCD?: The complementary color is #CDD1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.