What color is #D7CCCD?

#D7CCCD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CCCD?

The RGB value is 215, 204, 205: 215 red, 204 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CCCD?

The complementary color is #CCD7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CCCD color

#D7CCCD rgb(215, 204, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7CCCD is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80% green and 80.4% blue (215, 204, 205).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#D7CCCD color codes

HEX	`#D7CCCD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 204, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.94, 3.98, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.94, 4.07, 12.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.635, 62.041, 66.527)`
Decimal	`14142669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CCCD, 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 #D7CCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #D7CCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7cccd; }
.text { color: #d7cccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7cccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 204 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7cccd, #d7d1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7CCCD?: #D7CCCD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CCCD?: The RGB value is 215, 204, 205: 215 red, 204 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CCCD?: The complementary color is #CCD7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.