What color is #D9CACD?

#D9CACD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CACD?

The RGB value is 217, 202, 205: 217 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CACD?

The complementary color is #CAD9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CACD color

#D9CACD rgb(217, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CACD is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (217, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#D9CACD color codes

HEX	`#D9CACD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, 5.73, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 5.75, 3.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.754, 61.401, 66.397)`
Decimal	`14273229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CACD, 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 #D9CACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #D9CACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cacd; }
.text { color: #d9cacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cacd, #d9ceca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9CACD?: #D9CACD is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CACD?: The RGB value is 217, 202, 205: 217 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CACD?: The complementary color is #CAD9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.