What color is #D9CCD2?

#D9CCD2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CCD2?

The RGB value is 217, 204, 210: 217 red, 204 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CCD2?

The complementary color is #CCD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CCD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CCD2 color

#D9CCD2 rgb(217, 204, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CCD2 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80% green and 82.4% blue (217, 204, 210).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#D9CCD2 color codes

HEX	`#D9CCD2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 204, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, 5.56, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 5.72, 346.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.839, 62.591, 69.784)`
Decimal	`14273746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CCD2, 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 #D9CCD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CCD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #D9CCD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ccd2; }
.text { color: #d9ccd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ccd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 204 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ccd2, #d9cdcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9CCD2?: #D9CCD2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CCD2?: The RGB value is 217, 204, 210: 217 red, 204 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CCD2?: The complementary color is #CCD9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CCD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.