What color is #D0B1BB?

#D0B1BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B1BB?

The RGB value is 208, 177, 187: 208 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B1BB?

The complementary color is #B1D0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B1BB color

#D0B1BB rgb(208, 177, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0B1BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 69.4% green and 73.3% blue (208, 177, 187).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#D0B1BB color codes

HEX	`#D0B1BB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 177, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 69.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, 12.82, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 12.86, 355.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.704, 48.443, 53.684)`
Decimal	`13676987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B1BB, 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 #D0B1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #D0B1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b1bb; }
.text { color: #d0b1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 177 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b1bb, #d0b7b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0B1BB?: #D0B1BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B1BB?: The RGB value is 208, 177, 187: 208 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B1BB?: The complementary color is #B1D0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.