What color is #D4CFD7?

#D4CFD7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CFD7?

The RGB value is 212, 207, 215: 212 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CFD7?

The complementary color is #D2D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CFD7 color

#D4CFD7 rgb(212, 207, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CFD7 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 81.2% green and 84.3% blue (212, 207, 215).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#D4CFD7 color codes

HEX	`#D4CFD7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 207, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 81.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.72, 3.17, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.72, 4.61, 313.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.728, 63.529, 73.287)`
Decimal	`13946839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CFD7, 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 #D4CFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #D4CFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cfd7; }
.text { color: #d4cfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 207 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cfd7, #d7cfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4CFD7?: #D4CFD7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CFD7?: The RGB value is 212, 207, 215: 212 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CFD7?: The complementary color is #D2D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.