What color is #D0BAC4?

#D0BAC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BAC4?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 196: 208 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BAC4?

The complementary color is #BAD0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BAC4 color

#D0BAC4 rgb(208, 186, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BAC4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (208, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#D0BAC4 color codes

HEX	`#D0BAC4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 9.53, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 9.77, 347.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.534, 52.514, 59.53)`
Decimal	`13679300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BAC4, 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 #D0BAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #D0BAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bac4; }
.text { color: #d0bac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bac4, #d0bbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0BAC4?: #D0BAC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BAC4?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 196: 208 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BAC4?: The complementary color is #BAD0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.