What color is #D7C5CF?

#D7C5CF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C5CF?

The RGB value is 215, 197, 207: 215 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C5CF?

The complementary color is #C5D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C5CF color

#D7C5CF rgb(215, 197, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C5CF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 77.3% green and 81.2% blue (215, 197, 207).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#D7C5CF color codes

HEX	`#D7C5CF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 197, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 77.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, 8.04, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 8.48, 341.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.252, 58.885, 67.264)`
Decimal	`14140879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C5CF, 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 #D7C5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #D7C5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c5cf; }
.text { color: #d7c5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 197 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c5cf, #d7c5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D7C5CF?: #D7C5CF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C5CF?: The RGB value is 215, 197, 207: 215 red, 197 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C5CF?: The complementary color is #C5D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.