What color is #D5CED4?

#D5CED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CED4?

The RGB value is 213, 206, 212: 213 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CED4?

The complementary color is #CED5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CED4 color

#D5CED4 rgb(213, 206, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CED4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80.8% green and 83.1% blue (213, 206, 212).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#D5CED4 color codes

HEX	`#D5CED4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, 3.49, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 4.08, 328.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.394, 63.042, 71.209)`
Decimal	`14012116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CED4, 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 #D5CED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #D5CED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ced4; }
.text { color: #d5ced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ced4, #d5ced1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5CED4?: #D5CED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CED4?: The RGB value is 213, 206, 212: 213 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CED4?: The complementary color is #CED5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.