What color is #D0BBB4?

#D0BBB4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BBB4?

The RGB value is 208, 187, 180: 208 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BBB4?

The complementary color is #B4C9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BBB4 color

#D0BBB4 rgb(208, 187, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BBB4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (208, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#D0BBB4 color codes

HEX	`#D0BBB4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.43, 6.28, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.43, 8.87, 44.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.02, 52.247, 50.515)`
Decimal	`13679540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BBB4, 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 #D0BBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #D0BBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bbb4; }
.text { color: #d0bbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bbb4, #d0c9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0BBB4?: #D0BBB4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BBB4?: The RGB value is 208, 187, 180: 208 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BBB4?: The complementary color is #B4C9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.