What color is #D7CCD5?

#D7CCD5 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CCD5?

The RGB value is 215, 204, 213: 215 red, 204 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CCD5?

The complementary color is #CCD7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CCD5 color

#D7CCD5 rgb(215, 204, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7CCD5 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80% green and 83.5% blue (215, 204, 213).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#D7CCD5 color codes

HEX	`#D7CCD5`
RGB	`rgb(215, 204, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, 5.41, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 6.23, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.626, 62.437, 71.743)`
Decimal	`14142677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CCD5, 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 #D7CCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #D7CCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ccd5; }
.text { color: #d7ccd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ccd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 204 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ccd5, #d7ccd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7CCD5?: #D7CCD5 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CCD5?: The RGB value is 215, 204, 213: 215 red, 204 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CCD5?: The complementary color is #CCD7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.