What color is #D9C5CC?

#D9C5CC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C5CC?

The RGB value is 217, 197, 204: 217 red, 197 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C5CC?

The complementary color is #C5D9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C5CC color

#D9C5CC rgb(217, 197, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C5CC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.3% green and 80% blue (217, 197, 204).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#D9C5CC color codes

HEX	`#D9C5CC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 197, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.32, 8.21, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.32, 8.26, 353.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.479, 59.045, 65.378)`
Decimal	`14271948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C5CC, 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 #D9C5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #D9C5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c5cc; }
.text { color: #d9c5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 197 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c5cc, #d9c8c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9C5CC?: #D9C5CC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C5CC?: The RGB value is 217, 197, 204: 217 red, 197 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C5CC?: The complementary color is #C5D9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.