What color is #D6C6D9?

#D6C6D9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C6D9?

The RGB value is 214, 198, 217: 214 red, 198 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C6D9?

The complementary color is #C9D9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C6D9 color

#D6C6D9 rgb(214, 198, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6C6D9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 77.6% green and 85.1% blue (214, 198, 217).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#D6C6D9 color codes

HEX	`#D6C6D9`
RGB	`rgb(214, 198, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 77.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.67, 8.98, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.67, 11.65, 320.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.448, 59.695, 73.97)`
Decimal	`14075609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C6D9, 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 #D6C6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #D6C6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c6d9; }
.text { color: #d6c6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 198 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c6d9, #d9c6d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D6C6D9?: #D6C6D9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C6D9?: The RGB value is 214, 198, 217: 214 red, 198 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C6D9?: The complementary color is #C9D9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.