What color is #D9CFCE?

#D9CFCE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CFCE?

The RGB value is 217, 207, 206: 217 red, 207 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CFCE?

The complementary color is #CED8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CFCE color

#D9CFCE rgb(217, 207, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9CFCE is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 81.2% green and 80.8% blue (217, 207, 206).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#D9CFCE color codes

HEX	`#D9CFCE`
RGB	`rgb(217, 207, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 81.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, 3.27, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 3.7, 27.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.067, 63.834, 67.432)`
Decimal	`14274510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CFCE, 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 #D9CFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #D9CFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cfce; }
.text { color: #d9cfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 207 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cfce, #d9d4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #D9CFCE?: #D9CFCE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CFCE?: The RGB value is 217, 207, 206: 217 red, 207 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CFCE?: The complementary color is #CED8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.