What color is #D9C9CD?

#D9C9CD 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 #D9C9CD?

The RGB value is 217, 201, 205: 217 red, 201 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C9CD?

The complementary color is #C9D9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C9CD color

#D9C9CD rgb(217, 201, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C9CD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.8% green and 80.4% blue (217, 201, 205).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#D9C9CD color codes

HEX	`#D9C9CD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 201, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, 6.26, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 6.26, 0.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.52, 60.934, 66.319)`
Decimal	`14272973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C9CD, 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 #D9C9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #D9C9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c9cd; }
.text { color: #d9c9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 201 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c9cd, #d9cdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9C9CD?: #D9C9CD 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 #D9C9CD?: The RGB value is 217, 201, 205: 217 red, 201 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C9CD?: The complementary color is #C9D9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.