What color is #D8CADE?

#D8CADE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CADE?

The RGB value is 216, 202, 222: 216 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CADE?

The complementary color is #D0DECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CADE color

#D8CADE rgb(216, 202, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8CADE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 79.2% green and 87.1% blue (216, 202, 222).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#D8CADE color codes

HEX	`#D8CADE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 202, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 79.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, 8.46, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 11.75, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.622, 62.114, 77.783)`
Decimal	`14207710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CADE, 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 #D8CADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #D8CADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cade; }
.text { color: #d8cade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 202 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cade, #decada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8CADE?: #D8CADE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CADE?: The RGB value is 216, 202, 222: 216 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CADE?: The complementary color is #D0DECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.