What color is #D4C6C9?

#D4C6C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C6C9?

The RGB value is 212, 198, 201: 212 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C6C9?

The complementary color is #C6D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C6C9 color

#D4C6C9 rgb(212, 198, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C6C9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 77.6% green and 78.8% blue (212, 198, 201).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 14% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#D4C6C9 color codes

HEX	`#D4C6C9`
RGB	`rgb(212, 198, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 77.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 14%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.07, 5.4, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.07, 5.41, 2.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.887, 58.603, 63.509)`
Decimal	`13944521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C6C9, 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 #D4C6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #D4C6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c6c9; }
.text { color: #d4c6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 198 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c6c9, #d4cac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4C6C9?: #D4C6C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C6C9?: The RGB value is 212, 198, 201: 212 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C6C9?: The complementary color is #C6D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.