What color is #D4C9CD?

#D4C9CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C9CD?

The RGB value is 212, 201, 205: 212 red, 201 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C9CD?

The complementary color is #C9D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C9CD color

#D4C9CD rgb(212, 201, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C9CD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.8% green and 80.4% blue (212, 201, 205).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#D4C9CD color codes

HEX	`#D4C9CD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 201, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, 4.52, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 4.56, 352.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.056, 60.179, 66.25)`
Decimal	`13945293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C9CD, 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 #D4C9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #D4C9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c9cd; }
.text { color: #d4c9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 201 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c9cd, #d4cbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4C9CD?: #D4C9CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C9CD?: The RGB value is 212, 201, 205: 212 red, 201 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C9CD?: The complementary color is #C9D4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.