What color is #D9B1AA?

#D9B1AA is a light, desaturated red known as Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Borlotti Bean?

The RGB value is 217, 177, 170: 217 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Borlotti Bean?

The complementary color is #AAD2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Borlotti Bean color: hex code #D9B1AA

#D9B1AA rgb(217, 177, 170)

Shades of pink

Borlotti Bean has the hex code #D9B1AA. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 69.4% green and 66.7% blue (217, 177, 170).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA) color codes

HEX	`#D9B1AA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 13.41, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 16.18, 34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.593, 49.1, 44.782)`
Decimal	`14266794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Borlotti Bean, 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 #D9B1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #D9B1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b1aa; }
.text { color: #d9b1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b1aa, #d9c8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #D9B1AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9B1AA?: #D9B1AA is a light, desaturated red known as Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Borlotti Bean?: The RGB value is 217, 177, 170: 217 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Borlotti Bean?: The complementary color is #AAD2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.