What color is #D9CAD4?

#D9CAD4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CAD4?

The RGB value is 217, 202, 212: 217 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CAD4?

The complementary color is #CAD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CAD4 color

#D9CAD4 rgb(217, 202, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CAD4 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.2% green and 83.1% blue (217, 202, 212).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#D9CAD4 color codes

HEX	`#D9CAD4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 202, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, 6.97, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 7.62, 336.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.618, 61.747, 70.947)`
Decimal	`14273236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CAD4, 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 #D9CAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #D9CAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cad4; }
.text { color: #d9cad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 202 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cad4, #d9cacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9CAD4?: #D9CAD4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CAD4?: The RGB value is 217, 202, 212: 217 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CAD4?: The complementary color is #CAD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.