What color is #D4C6CA?

#D4C6CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C6CA?

The RGB value is 212, 198, 202: 212 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C6CA?

The complementary color is #C6D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C6CA color

#D4C6CA rgb(212, 198, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C6CA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 77.6% green and 79.2% blue (212, 198, 202).

Its hue angle is 343°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#D4C6CA color codes

HEX	`#D4C6CA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 198, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 77.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 14%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.1, 5.58, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.1, 5.59, 357.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.005, 58.65, 64.131)`
Decimal	`13944522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C6CA, 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 #D4C6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #D4C6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c6ca; }
.text { color: #d4c6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 198 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c6ca, #d4c9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4C6CA?: #D4C6CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C6CA?: The RGB value is 212, 198, 202: 212 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C6CA?: The complementary color is #C6D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.