What color is #D6CDCB?

#D6CDCB 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 #D6CDCB?

The RGB value is 214, 205, 203: 214 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CDCB?

The complementary color is #CBD4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CDCB color

#D6CDCB rgb(214, 205, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CDCB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80.4% green and 79.6% blue (214, 205, 203).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#D6CDCB color codes

HEX	`#D6CDCB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.06, 2.76, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.06, 3.47, 37.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.341, 62.271, 65.329)`
Decimal	`14077387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CDCB, 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 #D6CDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #D6CDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cdcb; }
.text { color: #d6cdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cdcb, #d6d3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6CDCB?: #D6CDCB 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 #D6CDCB?: The RGB value is 214, 205, 203: 214 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CDCB?: The complementary color is #CBD4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.