What color is #D0A0BD?

#D0A0BD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0A0BD?

The RGB value is 208, 160, 189: 208 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A0BD?

The complementary color is #A0D0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A0BD color

#D0A0BD rgb(208, 160, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0A0BD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 62.7% green and 74.1% blue (208, 160, 189).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 34% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#D0A0BD color codes

HEX	`#D0A0BD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 160, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 62.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 34%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 23%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 22.41, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 23.81, 340.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.768, 42.227, 53.769)`
Decimal	`13672637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A0BD, 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 #D0A0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #D0A0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a0bd; }
.text { color: #d0a0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 160 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a0bd, #d0a0a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D0A0BD?: #D0A0BD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0A0BD?: The RGB value is 208, 160, 189: 208 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A0BD?: The complementary color is #A0D0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.