What color is #D6CED1?

#D6CED1 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CED1?

The RGB value is 214, 206, 209: 214 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CED1?

The complementary color is #CED6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CED1 color

#D6CED1 rgb(214, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CED1 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (214, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 9% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#D6CED1 color codes

HEX	`#D6CED1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 9%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, 3.29, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 3.33, 351.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.31, 63.043, 69.248)`
Decimal	`14077649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CED1, 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 #D6CED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #D6CED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ced1; }
.text { color: #d6ced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ced1, #d6cfce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6CED1?: #D6CED1 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CED1?: The RGB value is 214, 206, 209: 214 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CED1?: The complementary color is #CED6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.