What color is #D5C8D3?

#D5C8D3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C8D3?

The RGB value is 213, 200, 211: 213 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C8D3?

The complementary color is #C8D5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C8D3 color

#D5C8D3 rgb(213, 200, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C8D3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 78.4% green and 82.7% blue (213, 200, 211).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#D5C8D3 color codes

HEX	`#D5C8D3`
RGB	`rgb(213, 200, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 78.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, 6.48, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 7.53, 329.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.851, 60.158, 70.074)`
Decimal	`14010579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C8D3, 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 #D5C8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #D5C8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c8d3; }
.text { color: #d5c8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 200 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c8d3, #d5c8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5C8D3?: #D5C8D3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C8D3?: The RGB value is 213, 200, 211: 213 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C8D3?: The complementary color is #C8D5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.