What color is #D0A8BF?

#D0A8BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0A8BF?

The RGB value is 208, 168, 191: 208 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0A8BF?

The complementary color is #A8D0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0A8BF color

#D0A8BF rgb(208, 168, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0A8BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (208, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#D0A8BF color codes

HEX	`#D0A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 18.4, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 19.41, 341.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.418, 45.178, 55.397)`
Decimal	`13674687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0A8BF, 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 #D0A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #D0A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0a8bf; }
.text { color: #d0a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0a8bf, #d0a8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D0A8BF?: #D0A8BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0A8BF?: The RGB value is 208, 168, 191: 208 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0A8BF?: The complementary color is #A8D0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.