What color is #D4CECE?

#D4CECE is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CECE?

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

What is the complementary color of #D4CECE?

The complementary color is #CED4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CECE color

#D4CECE rgb(212, 206, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CECE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#D4CECE color codes

HEX	`#D4CECE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 206, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, 2.06, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 2.19, 19.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.362, 62.596, 67.283)`
Decimal	`13946574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CECE, 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 #D4CECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #D4CECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cece; }
.text { color: #d4cece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 206 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cece, #d4d1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CECE?: #D4CECE is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CECE?: The RGB value is 212, 206, 206: 212 red, 206 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CECE?: The complementary color is #CED4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.