What color is #D7C9C3?

#D7C9C3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C9C3?

The RGB value is 215, 201, 195: 215 red, 201 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C9C3?

The complementary color is #C3D1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C9C3 color

#D7C9C3 rgb(215, 201, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C9C3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 78.8% green and 76.5% blue (215, 201, 195).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#D7C9C3 color codes

HEX	`#D7C9C3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 201, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 78.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, 3.85, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 6.11, 50.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.76, 60.161, 60.136)`
Decimal	`14141891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C9C3, 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 #D7C9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #D7C9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c9c3; }
.text { color: #d7c9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 201 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c9c3, #d7d3c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7C9C3?: #D7C9C3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C9C3?: The RGB value is 215, 201, 195: 215 red, 201 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C9C3?: The complementary color is #C3D1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.