What color is #D4C1CD?

#D4C1CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C1CD?

The RGB value is 212, 193, 205: 212 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C1CD?

The complementary color is #C1D4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C1CD color

#D4C1CD rgb(212, 193, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C1CD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (212, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 18% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#D4C1CD color codes

HEX	`#D4C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 18%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, 8.77, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 9.47, 337.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.239, 56.545, 65.645)`
Decimal	`13943245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C1CD, 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 #D4C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #D4C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c1cd; }
.text { color: #d4c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c1cd, #d4c1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D4C1CD?: #D4C1CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C1CD?: The RGB value is 212, 193, 205: 212 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C1CD?: The complementary color is #C1D4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.