What color is #D6D4DC?

#D6D4DC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6D4DC?

The RGB value is 214, 212, 220: 214 red, 212 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6D4DC?

The complementary color is #DADCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6D4DC color

#D6D4DC rgb(214, 212, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6D4DC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 83.1% green and 86.3% blue (214, 212, 220).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#D6D4DC color codes

HEX	`#D6D4DC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 212, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 83.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, 2.14, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 4.27, 300.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.191, 66.55, 77.16)`
Decimal	`14079196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6D4DC, 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 #D6D4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #D6D4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d4dc; }
.text { color: #d6d4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 212 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d4dc, #dad4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D6D4DC?: #D6D4DC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6D4DC?: The RGB value is 214, 212, 220: 214 red, 212 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6D4DC?: The complementary color is #DADCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.