What color is #D8C2CE?

#D8C2CE 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 #D8C2CE?

The RGB value is 216, 194, 206: 216 red, 194 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C2CE?

The complementary color is #C2D8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C2CE color

#D8C2CE rgb(216, 194, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8C2CE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 76.1% green and 80.8% blue (216, 194, 206).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 22% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#D8C2CE color codes

HEX	`#D8C2CE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 194, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 76.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 22%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.54, 9.81, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.54, 10.31, 342.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.75, 57.64, 66.411)`
Decimal	`14205646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C2CE, 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 #D8C2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #D8C2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c2ce; }
.text { color: #d8c2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 194 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c2ce, #d8c2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8C2CE?: #D8C2CE 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 #D8C2CE?: The RGB value is 216, 194, 206: 216 red, 194 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C2CE?: The complementary color is #C2D8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.