What color is #D4CCCB?

#D4CCCB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CCCB?

The RGB value is 212, 204, 203: 212 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CCCB?

The complementary color is #CBD3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CCCB color

#D4CCCB rgb(212, 204, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CCCB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80% green and 79.6% blue (212, 204, 203).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 9% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#D4CCCB color codes

HEX	`#D4CCCB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 204, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 9%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 4%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, 2.59, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 2.98, 29.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.522, 61.495, 65.222)`
Decimal	`13946059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CCCB, 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 #D4CCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #D4CCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cccb; }
.text { color: #d4cccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 204 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cccb, #d4d1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CCCB?: #D4CCCB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CCCB?: The RGB value is 212, 204, 203: 212 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CCCB?: The complementary color is #CBD3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.