What color is #D4C8C4?

#D4C8C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C8C4?

The RGB value is 212, 200, 196: 212 red, 200 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C8C4?

The complementary color is #C4D0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C8C4?

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.

#D4C8C4 color

#D4C8C4 rgb(212, 200, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C8C4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.4% green and 76.9% blue (212, 200, 196).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 16% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D4C8C4 color codes

HEX	`#D4C8C4`
RGB	`rgb(212, 200, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 16%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 8%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, 3.48, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 4.93, 45.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.768, 59.292, 60.615)`
Decimal	`13945028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C8C4, 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 #D4C8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C8C4 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 #D4C8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c8c4; }
.text { color: #d4c8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 200 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c8c4, #d4d0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4C8C4?: #D4C8C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C8C4?: The RGB value is 212, 200, 196: 212 red, 200 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C8C4?: The complementary color is #C4D0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C8C4?: 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.