What color is #D4CACE?

#D4CACE 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 #D4CACE?

The RGB value is 212, 202, 206: 212 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CACE?

The complementary color is #CAD4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CACE color

#D4CACE rgb(212, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CACE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (212, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 10% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#D4CACE color codes

HEX	`#D4CACE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.21, 4.17, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.21, 4.24, 349.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.411, 60.695, 66.966)`
Decimal	`13945550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CACE, 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 #D4CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #D4CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cace; }
.text { color: #d4cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cace, #d4cbca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CACE?: #D4CACE 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 #D4CACE?: The RGB value is 212, 202, 206: 212 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CACE?: The complementary color is #CAD4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.