What color is #D4C4D3?

#D4C4D3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C4D3?

The RGB value is 212, 196, 211: 212 red, 196 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C4D3?

The complementary color is #C4D4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C4D3 color

#D4C4D3 rgb(212, 196, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C4D3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.9% green and 82.7% blue (212, 196, 211).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 16% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#D4C4D3 color codes

HEX	`#D4C4D3`
RGB	`rgb(212, 196, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 16%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 8%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, 8.26, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 9.9, 326.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.647, 58.181, 69.756)`
Decimal	`13944019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C4D3, 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 #D4C4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #D4C4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c4d3; }
.text { color: #d4c4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 196 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c4d3, #d4c4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D4C4D3?: #D4C4D3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C4D3?: The RGB value is 212, 196, 211: 212 red, 196 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C4D3?: The complementary color is #C4D4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.