What color is #D9C0D0?

#D9C0D0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C0D0?

The RGB value is 217, 192, 208: 217 red, 192 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C0D0?

The complementary color is #C0D9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C0D0 color

#D9C0D0 rgb(217, 192, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C0D0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 75.3% green and 81.6% blue (217, 192, 208).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#D9C0D0 color codes

HEX	`#D9C0D0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 192, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 75.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, 11.58, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 12.51, 337.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.849, 57.006, 67.565)`
Decimal	`14270672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C0D0, 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 #D9C0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #D9C0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c0d0; }
.text { color: #d9c0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 192 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c0d0, #d9c0c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9C0D0?: #D9C0D0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C0D0?: The RGB value is 217, 192, 208: 217 red, 192 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C0D0?: The complementary color is #C0D9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.