What color is #D6C5D1?

#D6C5D1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C5D1?

The RGB value is 214, 197, 209: 214 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C5D1?

The complementary color is #C5D6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C5D1 color

#D6C5D1 rgb(214, 197, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6C5D1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 77.3% green and 82% blue (214, 197, 209).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#D6C5D1 color codes

HEX	`#D6C5D1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 197, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 77.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, 8.05, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 8.91, 334.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.205, 58.833, 68.546)`
Decimal	`14075345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C5D1, 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 #D6C5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #D6C5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c5d1; }
.text { color: #d6c5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 197 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c5d1, #d6c5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D6C5D1?: #D6C5D1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C5D1?: The RGB value is 214, 197, 209: 214 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C5D1?: The complementary color is #C5D6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.