What color is #D7D0D8?

#D7D0D8 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 #D7D0D8?

The RGB value is 215, 208, 216: 215 red, 208 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D0D8?

The complementary color is #D1D8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D0D8 color

#D7D0D8 rgb(215, 208, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D0D8 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 81.6% green and 84.7% blue (215, 208, 216).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#D7D0D8 color codes

HEX	`#D7D0D8`
RGB	`rgb(215, 208, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 81.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, 3.84, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 4.93, 321.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.973, 64.517, 74.088)`
Decimal	`14143704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D0D8, 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 #D7D0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #D7D0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d0d8; }
.text { color: #d7d0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 208 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d0d8, #d8d0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7D0D8?: #D7D0D8 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 #D7D0D8?: The RGB value is 215, 208, 216: 215 red, 208 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D0D8?: The complementary color is #D1D8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.