What color is #D3CFCE?

#D3CFCE 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 #D3CFCE?

The RGB value is 211, 207, 206: 211 red, 207 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CFCE?

The complementary color is #CED2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CFCE color

#D3CFCE rgb(211, 207, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CFCE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 81.2% green and 80.8% blue (211, 207, 206).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 5% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Day on Mercury (#D5D2D1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#D3CFCE color codes

HEX	`#D3CFCE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 207, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 81.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 5%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 2%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, 1.19, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 1.55, 39.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.316, 62.931, 67.35)`
Decimal	`13881294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CFCE, 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 #D3CFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #D3CFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cfce; }
.text { color: #d3cfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 207 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cfce, #d3d2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3CFCE?: #D3CFCE 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 #D3CFCE?: The RGB value is 211, 207, 206: 211 red, 207 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CFCE?: The complementary color is #CED2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.