What color is #D9C9CF?

#D9C9CF 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 #D9C9CF?

The RGB value is 217, 201, 207: 217 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C9CF?

The complementary color is #C9D9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C9CF color

#D9C9CF rgb(217, 201, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9C9CF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.8% green and 81.2% blue (217, 201, 207).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#D9C9CF color codes

HEX	`#D9C9CF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 201, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.4, 6.61, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.4, 6.68, 351.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.763, 61.031, 67.598)`
Decimal	`14272975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C9CF, 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 #D9C9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #D9C9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c9cf; }
.text { color: #d9c9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 201 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c9cf, #d9cbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9C9CF?: #D9C9CF 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 #D9C9CF?: The RGB value is 217, 201, 207: 217 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C9CF?: The complementary color is #C9D9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.