What color is #D9C1C2?

#D9C1C2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C1C2?

The RGB value is 217, 193, 194: 217 red, 193 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C1C2?

The complementary color is #C1D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C1C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C1C2 color

#D9C1C2 rgb(217, 193, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C1C2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 75.7% green and 76.1% blue (217, 193, 194).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#D9C1C2 color codes

HEX	`#D9C1C2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 193, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 75.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, 8.63, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 9.02, 16.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.422, 56.788, 58.965)`
Decimal	`14270914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C1C2, 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 #D9C1C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C1C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #D9C1C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c1c2; }
.text { color: #d9c1c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c1c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 193 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c1c2, #d9ccc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9C1C2?: #D9C1C2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C1C2?: The RGB value is 217, 193, 194: 217 red, 193 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C1C2?: The complementary color is #C1D9D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C1C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.