What color is #D6CBD1?

#D6CBD1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CBD1?

The RGB value is 214, 203, 209: 214 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CBD1?

The complementary color is #CBD6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CBD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CBD1 color

#D6CBD1 rgb(214, 203, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CBD1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 79.6% green and 82% blue (214, 203, 209).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#D6CBD1 color codes

HEX	`#D6CBD1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 203, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 79.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.71, 4.87, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.71, 5.13, 341.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.594, 61.612, 69.009)`
Decimal	`14076881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CBD1, 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 #D6CBD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CBD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #D6CBD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cbd1; }
.text { color: #d6cbd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cbd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 203 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cbd1, #d6cbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6CBD1?: #D6CBD1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CBD1?: The RGB value is 214, 203, 209: 214 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CBD1?: The complementary color is #CBD6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CBD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.