What color is #D7C4C6?

#D7C4C6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C4C6?

The RGB value is 215, 196, 198: 215 red, 196 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C4C6?

The complementary color is #C4D7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C4C6 color

#D7C4C6 rgb(215, 196, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C4C6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 76.9% green and 77.6% blue (215, 196, 198).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 19% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#D7C4C6 color codes

HEX	`#D7C4C6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 196, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 76.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 19%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, 7, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 7.14, 11.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.956, 58.005, 61.558)`
Decimal	`14140614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C4C6, 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 #D7C4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #D7C4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c4c6; }
.text { color: #d7c4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 196 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c4c6, #d7ccc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7C4C6?: #D7C4C6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C4C6?: The RGB value is 215, 196, 198: 215 red, 196 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C4C6?: The complementary color is #C4D7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.