What color is #D6CECA?

#D6CECA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CECA?

The RGB value is 214, 206, 202: 214 red, 206 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CECA?

The complementary color is #CAD2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CECA color

#D6CECA rgb(214, 206, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CECA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80.8% green and 79.2% blue (214, 206, 202).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#D6CECA color codes

HEX	`#D6CECA`
RGB	`rgb(214, 206, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, 2.06, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 3.61, 55.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.462, 62.703, 64.783)`
Decimal	`14077642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CECA, 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 #D6CECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #D6CECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ceca; }
.text { color: #d6ceca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ceca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 206 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ceca, #d6d4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6CECA?: #D6CECA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CECA?: The RGB value is 214, 206, 202: 214 red, 206 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CECA?: The complementary color is #CAD2D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.