What color is #D9C4C6?

#D9C4C6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C4C6?

The RGB value is 217, 196, 198: 217 red, 196 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C4C6?

The complementary color is #C4D9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C4C6 color

#D9C4C6 rgb(217, 196, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C4C6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 76.9% green and 77.6% blue (217, 196, 198).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#D9C4C6 color codes

HEX	`#D9C4C6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 196, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 76.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, 7.71, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 7.89, 12.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.547, 58.31, 61.586)`
Decimal	`14271686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C4C6, 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 #D9C4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #D9C4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c4c6; }
.text { color: #d9c4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 196 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c4c6, #d9cdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D9C4C6?: #D9C4C6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C4C6?: The RGB value is 217, 196, 198: 217 red, 196 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C4C6?: The complementary color is #C4D9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.