What color is #D5CFCB?

#D5CFCB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CFCB?

The RGB value is 213, 207, 203: 213 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CFCB?

The complementary color is #CBD1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CFCB color

#D5CFCB rgb(213, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CFCB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (213, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#D5CFCB color codes

HEX	`#D5CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, 1.36, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 3.04, 63.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.531, 63.084, 65.476)`
Decimal	`14012363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CFCB, 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 #D5CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #D5CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cfcb; }
.text { color: #d5cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cfcb, #d5d4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D5CFCB?: #D5CFCB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CFCB?: The RGB value is 213, 207, 203: 213 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CFCB?: The complementary color is #CBD1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.