What color is #D5CADC?

#D5CADC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CADC?

The RGB value is 213, 202, 220: 213 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CADC?

The complementary color is #D1DCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CADC color

#D5CADC rgb(213, 202, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CADC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (213, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 13.31:1).

#D5CADC color codes

HEX	`#D5CADC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.68, 7.08, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.68, 10.35, 313.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.477, 61.555, 76.339)`
Decimal	`14011100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CADC, 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 #D5CADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #D5CADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cadc; }
.text { color: #d5cadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cadc, #dccada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D5CADC?: #D5CADC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CADC?: The RGB value is 213, 202, 220: 213 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CADC?: The complementary color is #D1DCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.