What color is #D8D0CE?

#D8D0CE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D0CE?

The RGB value is 216, 208, 206: 216 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D0CE?

The complementary color is #CED6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D0CE color

#D8D0CE rgb(216, 208, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D0CE is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (216, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#D8D0CE color codes

HEX	`#D8D0CE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.05, 2.4, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.05, 3.11, 39.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.014, 64.167, 67.499)`
Decimal	`14209230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D0CE, 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 #D8D0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #D8D0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d0ce; }
.text { color: #d8d0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d0ce, #d8d5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D8D0CE?: #D8D0CE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D0CE?: The RGB value is 216, 208, 206: 216 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D0CE?: The complementary color is #CED6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.