What color is #D7CED1?

#D7CED1 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CED1?

The RGB value is 215, 206, 209: 215 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CED1?

The complementary color is #CED7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CED1 color

#D7CED1 rgb(215, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7CED1 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (215, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#D7CED1 color codes

HEX	`#D7CED1`
RGB	`rgb(215, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, 3.63, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 3.65, 354.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.603, 63.194, 69.262)`
Decimal	`14143185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CED1, 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 #D7CED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #D7CED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ced1; }
.text { color: #d7ced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ced1, #d7d0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7CED1?: #D7CED1 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CED1?: The RGB value is 215, 206, 209: 215 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CED1?: The complementary color is #CED7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.