What color is #D8CCD6?

#D8CCD6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CCD6?

The RGB value is 216, 204, 214: 216 red, 204 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8CCD6?

The complementary color is #CCD8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CCD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CCD6 color

#D8CCD6 rgb(216, 204, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8CCD6 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 80% green and 83.9% blue (216, 204, 214).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#D8CCD6 color codes

HEX	`#D8CCD6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 204, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 80%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.25, 5.93, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.25, 6.87, 329.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.048, 62.64, 72.427)`
Decimal	`14208214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CCD6, 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 #D8CCD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CCD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #D8CCD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ccd6; }
.text { color: #d8ccd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ccd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 204 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ccd6, #d8ccd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8CCD6?: #D8CCD6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CCD6?: The RGB value is 216, 204, 214: 216 red, 204 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CCD6?: The complementary color is #CCD8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CCD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.