What color is #D4C6D7?

#D4C6D7 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 #D4C6D7?

The RGB value is 212, 198, 215: 212 red, 198 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C6D7?

The complementary color is #C9D7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C6D7 color

#D4C6D7 rgb(212, 198, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C6D7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 77.6% green and 84.3% blue (212, 198, 215).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#D4C6D7 color codes

HEX	`#D4C6D7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 198, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 77.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, 7.93, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 10.38, 319.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.609, 59.292, 72.581)`
Decimal	`13944535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C6D7, 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 #D4C6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #D4C6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c6d7; }
.text { color: #d4c6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 198 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c6d7, #d7c6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D4C6D7?: #D4C6D7 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 #D4C6D7?: The RGB value is 212, 198, 215: 212 red, 198 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C6D7?: The complementary color is #C9D7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.