What color is #D0B9CE?

#D0B9CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B9CE?

The RGB value is 208, 185, 206: 208 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B9CE?

The complementary color is #B9D0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B9CE color

#D0B9CE rgb(208, 185, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B9CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (208, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#D0B9CE color codes

HEX	`#D0B9CE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 11.87, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 14.07, 327.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.501, 52.565, 65.655)`
Decimal	`13679054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B9CE, 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 #D0B9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #D0B9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b9ce; }
.text { color: #d0b9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b9ce, #d0b9c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D0B9CE?: #D0B9CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B9CE?: The RGB value is 208, 185, 206: 208 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B9CE?: The complementary color is #B9D0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.