What color is #D4CCCC?

#D4CCCC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CCCC?

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

What is the complementary color of #D4CCCC?

The complementary color is #CCD4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CCCC color

#D4CCCC rgb(212, 204, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CCCC is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Silver-Tongued (#CDC7C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#D4CCCC color codes

HEX	`#D4CCCC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 204, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, 2.76, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 2.93, 19.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.642, 61.543, 65.852)`
Decimal	`13946060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CCCC, 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 #D4CCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #D4CCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cccc; }
.text { color: #d4cccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 204 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cccc, #d4d0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CCCC?: #D4CCCC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CCCC?: The RGB value is 212, 204, 204: 212 red, 204 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CCCC?: The complementary color is #CCD4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.