What color is #D0AFAD?

#D0AFAD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0AFAD?

The RGB value is 208, 175, 173: 208 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0AFAD?

The complementary color is #ADCED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0AFAD color

#D0AFAD rgb(208, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0AFAD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (208, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#D0AFAD color codes

HEX	`#D0AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, 11.61, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 12.84, 25.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.885, 47.088, 46.041)`
Decimal	`13676461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0AFAD, 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 #D0AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #D0AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0afad; }
.text { color: #d0afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0afad, #d0c1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D0AFAD?: #D0AFAD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0AFAD?: The RGB value is 208, 175, 173: 208 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0AFAD?: The complementary color is #ADCED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.