What color is #D5C4CD?

#D5C4CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C4CD?

The RGB value is 213, 196, 205: 213 red, 196 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C4CD?

The complementary color is #C4D5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C4CD color

#D5C4CD rgb(213, 196, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C4CD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.9% green and 80.4% blue (213, 196, 205).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 17% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#D5C4CD color codes

HEX	`#D5C4CD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 196, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 17%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, 7.52, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 7.88, 342.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.199, 58.034, 65.882)`
Decimal	`14009549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C4CD, 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 #D5C4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #D5C4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c4cd; }
.text { color: #d5c4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 196 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c4cd, #d5c4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5C4CD?: #D5C4CD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C4CD?: The RGB value is 213, 196, 205: 213 red, 196 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C4CD?: The complementary color is #C4D5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.