What color is #D5C6CE?

#D5C6CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C6CE?

The RGB value is 213, 198, 206: 213 red, 198 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C6CE?

The complementary color is #C6D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C6CE color

#D5C6CE rgb(213, 198, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C6CE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 77.6% green and 80.8% blue (213, 198, 206).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#D5C6CE color codes

HEX	`#D5C6CE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 198, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 77.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.29, 6.64, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.29, 6.96, 342.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.774, 58.991, 66.671)`
Decimal	`14010062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C6CE, 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 #D5C6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #D5C6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c6ce; }
.text { color: #d5c6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 198 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c6ce, #d5c6c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5C6CE?: #D5C6CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C6CE?: The RGB value is 213, 198, 206: 213 red, 198 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C6CE?: The complementary color is #C6D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.