What color is #D0A3BC?

#D0A3BC 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 #D0A3BC?

The RGB value is 208, 163, 188: 208 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A3BC?

The complementary color is #A3D0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A3BC color

#D0A3BC rgb(208, 163, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0A3BC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (208, 163, 188).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 32% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#D0A3BC color codes

HEX	`#D0A3BC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 163, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 63.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 32%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, 20.6, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 21.59, 342.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.186, 43.237, 53.374)`
Decimal	`13673404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A3BC, 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 #D0A3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #D0A3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a3bc; }
.text { color: #d0a3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 163 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a3bc, #d0a3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D0A3BC?: #D0A3BC 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 #D0A3BC?: The RGB value is 208, 163, 188: 208 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A3BC?: The complementary color is #A3D0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.