What color is #D6CCCB?

#D6CCCB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CCCB?

The RGB value is 214, 204, 203: 214 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CCCB?

The complementary color is #CBD5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CCCB color

#D6CCCB rgb(214, 204, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CCCB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80% green and 79.6% blue (214, 204, 203).

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

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#D6CCCB color codes

HEX	`#D6CCCB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 204, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, 3.28, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 3.71, 27.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.103, 61.794, 65.25)`
Decimal	`14077131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CCCB, 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 #D6CCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #D6CCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cccb; }
.text { color: #d6cccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 204 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cccb, #d6d2cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6CCCB?: #D6CCCB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CCCB?: The RGB value is 214, 204, 203: 214 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CCCB?: The complementary color is #CBD5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.