What color is #D8CECE?

#D8CECE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8CECE?

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

What is the complementary color of #D8CECE?

The complementary color is #CED8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8CECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8CECE color

#D8CECE rgb(216, 206, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8CECE is a very light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#D8CECE color codes

HEX	`#D8CECE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 206, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 80.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, 3.45, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 3.67, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.529, 63.198, 67.338)`
Decimal	`14208718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8CECE, 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 #D8CECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8CECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #D8CECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8cece; }
.text { color: #d8cece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8cece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 206 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8cece, #d8d3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D8CECE?: #D8CECE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8CECE?: The RGB value is 216, 206, 206: 216 red, 206 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8CECE?: The complementary color is #CED8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8CECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.