What color is #D7D3CB?

#D7D3CB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7D3CB?

The RGB value is 215, 211, 203: 215 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7D3CB?

The complementary color is #CBCFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7D3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7D3CB color

#D7D3CB rgb(215, 211, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7D3CB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 82.7% green and 79.6% blue (215, 211, 203).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Timid White (#D9D6CF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#D7D3CB color codes

HEX	`#D7D3CB`
RGB	`rgb(215, 211, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 82.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, -0.03, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 4.44, 90.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.097, 65.348, 65.83)`
Decimal	`14144459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7D3CB, 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 #D7D3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7D3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #D7D3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7d3cb; }
.text { color: #d7d3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7d3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 211 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7d3cb, #d5d7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D7D3CB?: #D7D3CB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Timid White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7D3CB?: The RGB value is 215, 211, 203: 215 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7D3CB?: The complementary color is #CBCFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7D3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.