What color is #D4CBD9?

#D4CBD9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CBD9?

The RGB value is 212, 203, 217: 212 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CBD9?

The complementary color is #D0D9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CBD9 color

#D4CBD9 rgb(212, 203, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CBD9 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.6% green and 85.1% blue (212, 203, 217).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#D4CBD9 color codes

HEX	`#D4CBD9`
RGB	`rgb(212, 203, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.76, 5.65, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.76, 8.11, 314.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.03, 61.719, 74.33)`
Decimal	`13945817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CBD9, 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 #D4CBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #D4CBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cbd9; }
.text { color: #d4cbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 203 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cbd9, #d9cbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D4CBD9?: #D4CBD9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CBD9?: The RGB value is 212, 203, 217: 212 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CBD9?: The complementary color is #D0D9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.