What color is #D4CADD?

#D4CADD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CADD?

The RGB value is 212, 202, 221: 212 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CADD?

The complementary color is #D3DDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CADD color

#D4CADD rgb(212, 202, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CADD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.2% green and 86.7% blue (212, 202, 221).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#D4CADD color codes

HEX	`#D4CADD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 202, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.62, 6.94, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.62, 10.71, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.321, 61.459, 77.025)`
Decimal	`13945565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CADD, 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 #D4CADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #D4CADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cadd; }
.text { color: #d4cadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 202 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cadd, #ddcadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D4CADD?: #D4CADD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CADD?: The RGB value is 212, 202, 221: 212 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CADD?: The complementary color is #D3DDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.