What color is #D4CFCB?

#D4CFCB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CFCB?

The RGB value is 212, 207, 203: 212 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CFCB?

The complementary color is #CBD0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CFCB color

#D4CFCB rgb(212, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CFCB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (212, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#D4CFCB color codes

HEX	`#D4CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 4%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, 1.01, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 2.78, 68.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.242, 62.935, 65.462)`
Decimal	`13946827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CFCB, 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 #D4CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #D4CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cfcb; }
.text { color: #d4cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cfcb, #d4d4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CFCB?: #D4CFCB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CFCB?: The RGB value is 212, 207, 203: 212 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CFCB?: The complementary color is #CBD0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.