What color is #D8C4C9?

#D8C4C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C4C9?

The RGB value is 216, 196, 201: 216 red, 196 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C4C9?

The complementary color is #C4D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C4C9 color

#D8C4C9 rgb(216, 196, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8C4C9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 76.9% green and 78.8% blue (216, 196, 201).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#D8C4C9 color codes

HEX	`#D8C4C9`
RGB	`rgb(216, 196, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 76.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.9, 7.87, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.9, 7.87, 0.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.6, 58.297, 63.412)`
Decimal	`14206153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C4C9, 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 #D8C4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #D8C4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c4c9; }
.text { color: #d8c4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 196 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c4c9, #d8c9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8C4C9?: #D8C4C9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C4C9?: The RGB value is 216, 196, 201: 216 red, 196 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C4C9?: The complementary color is #C4D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.