What color is #D0AFBA?

#D0AFBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0AFBA?

The RGB value is 208, 175, 186: 208 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0AFBA?

The complementary color is #AFD0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0AFBA color

#D0AFBA rgb(208, 175, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D0AFBA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (208, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#D0AFBA color codes

HEX	`#D0AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, 13.74, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 13.78, 355.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.205, 47.616, 52.991)`
Decimal	`13676474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0AFBA, 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 #D0AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #D0AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0afba; }
.text { color: #d0afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0afba, #d0b5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0AFBA?: #D0AFBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0AFBA?: The RGB value is 208, 175, 186: 208 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0AFBA?: The complementary color is #AFD0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.