What color is #D7C9CE?

#D7C9CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C9CE?

The RGB value is 215, 201, 206: 215 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C9CE?

The complementary color is #C9D7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C9CE color

#D7C9CE rgb(215, 201, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C9CE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 78.8% green and 80.8% blue (215, 201, 206).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#D7C9CE color codes

HEX	`#D7C9CE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 201, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 78.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.2, 5.74, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.2, 5.79, 352.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.05, 60.677, 66.929)`
Decimal	`14141902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C9CE, 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 #D7C9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #D7C9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c9ce; }
.text { color: #d7c9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 201 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c9ce, #d7cbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7C9CE?: #D7C9CE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C9CE?: The RGB value is 215, 201, 206: 215 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C9CE?: The complementary color is #C9D7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.