What color is #D5C4C1?

#D5C4C1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C4C1?

The RGB value is 213, 196, 193: 213 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C4C1?

The complementary color is #C1D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C4C1 color

#D5C4C1 rgb(213, 196, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C4C1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.9% green and 75.7% blue (213, 196, 193).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 19% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#D5C4C1 color codes

HEX	`#D5C4C1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 196, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 19%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, 5.45, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 6.56, 33.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.805, 57.477, 58.543)`
Decimal	`14009537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C4C1, 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 #D5C4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #D5C4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c4c1; }
.text { color: #d5c4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 196 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c4c1, #d5cec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D5C4C1?: #D5C4C1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C4C1?: The RGB value is 213, 196, 193: 213 red, 196 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C4C1?: The complementary color is #C1D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.