What color is #D6C4C4?

#D6C4C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C4C4?

The RGB value is 214, 196, 196: 214 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C4C4?

The complementary color is #C4D6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C4C4 color

#D6C4C4 rgb(214, 196, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6C4C4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 76.9% green and 76.9% blue (214, 196, 196).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#D6C4C4 color codes

HEX	`#D6C4C4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 196, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 76.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.61, 6.31, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.61, 6.71, 19.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.434, 57.762, 60.337)`
Decimal	`14075076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C4C4, 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 #D6C4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #D6C4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c4c4; }
.text { color: #d6c4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 196 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c4c4, #d6cdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6C4C4?: #D6C4C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C4C4?: The RGB value is 214, 196, 196: 214 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C4C4?: The complementary color is #C4D6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.