What color is #D8C0C9?

#D8C0C9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C0C9?

The RGB value is 216, 192, 201: 216 red, 192 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C0C9?

The complementary color is #C0D8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C0C9 color

#D8C0C9 rgb(216, 192, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8C0C9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 75.3% green and 78.8% blue (216, 192, 201).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#D8C0C9 color codes

HEX	`#D8C0C9`
RGB	`rgb(216, 192, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 75.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.91, 10, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.91, 10.1, 352.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.71, 56.516, 63.116)`
Decimal	`14205129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C0C9, 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 #D8C0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #D8C0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c0c9; }
.text { color: #d8c0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 192 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c0c9, #d8c3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8C0C9?: #D8C0C9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C0C9?: The RGB value is 216, 192, 201: 216 red, 192 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C0C9?: The complementary color is #C0D8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.