What color is #D6CED9?

#D6CED9 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CED9?

The RGB value is 214, 206, 217: 214 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CED9?

The complementary color is #D1D9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CED9 color

#D6CED9 rgb(214, 206, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6CED9 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80.8% green and 85.1% blue (214, 206, 217).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#D6CED9 color codes

HEX	`#D6CED9`
RGB	`rgb(214, 206, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.68, 4.74, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.68, 6.51, 316.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.325, 63.449, 74.596)`
Decimal	`14077657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CED9, 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 #D6CED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #D6CED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ced9; }
.text { color: #d6ced9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ced9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 206 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ced9, #d9ced6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D6CED9?: #D6CED9 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CED9?: The RGB value is 214, 206, 217: 214 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CED9?: The complementary color is #D1D9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.