What color is #D5C8C9?

#D5C8C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C8C9?

The RGB value is 213, 200, 201: 213 red, 200 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C8C9?

The complementary color is #C8D5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C8C9 color

#D5C8C9 rgb(213, 200, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C8C9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 78.4% green and 78.8% blue (213, 200, 201).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#D5C8C9 color codes

HEX	`#D5C8C9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 200, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 78.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 4.7, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 4.83, 13.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.636, 59.672, 63.676)`
Decimal	`14010569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C8C9, 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 #D5C8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #D5C8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c8c9; }
.text { color: #d5c8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 200 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c8c9, #d5cec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5C8C9?: #D5C8C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C8C9?: The RGB value is 213, 200, 201: 213 red, 200 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C8C9?: The complementary color is #C8D5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.