What color is #D7C8DC?

#D7C8DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C8DC?

The RGB value is 215, 200, 220: 215 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C8DC?

The complementary color is #CDDCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C8DC color

#D7C8DC rgb(215, 200, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C8DC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (215, 200, 220).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#D7C8DC color codes

HEX	`#D7C8DC`
RGB	`rgb(215, 200, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 78.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, 8.82, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 11.92, 317.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.595, 60.923, 76.211)`
Decimal	`14141660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C8DC, 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 #D7C8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #D7C8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c8dc; }
.text { color: #d7c8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 200 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c8dc, #dcc8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D7C8DC?: #D7C8DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C8DC?: The RGB value is 215, 200, 220: 215 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C8DC?: The complementary color is #CDDCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.