What color is #D4D1CB?

#D4D1CB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D1CB?

The RGB value is 212, 209, 203: 212 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D1CB?

The complementary color is #CBCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D1CB color

#D4D1CB rgb(212, 209, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4D1CB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82% green and 79.6% blue (212, 209, 203).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Concrete (#D2D1CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#D4D1CB color codes

HEX	`#D4D1CB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 209, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, -0.03, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 3.33, 90.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.73, 63.91, 65.625)`
Decimal	`13947339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D1CB, 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 #D4D1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #D4D1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d1cb; }
.text { color: #d4d1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 209 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d1cb, #d3d4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D4D1CB?: #D4D1CB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D1CB?: The RGB value is 212, 209, 203: 212 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D1CB?: The complementary color is #CBCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.