What color is #D9C6CB?

#D9C6CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C6CB?

The RGB value is 217, 198, 203: 217 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C6CB?

The complementary color is #C6D9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C6CB color

#D9C6CB rgb(217, 198, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C6CB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (217, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#D9C6CB color codes

HEX	`#D9C6CB`
RGB	`rgb(217, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.54, 7.5, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.54, 7.5, 359.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.588, 59.453, 64.825)`
Decimal	`14272203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C6CB, 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 #D9C6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #D9C6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c6cb; }
.text { color: #d9c6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c6cb, #d9cbc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9C6CB?: #D9C6CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C6CB?: The RGB value is 217, 198, 203: 217 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C6CB?: The complementary color is #C6D9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.