What color is #D0BBC1?

#D0BBC1 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 #D0BBC1?

The RGB value is 208, 187, 193: 208 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BBC1?

The complementary color is #BBD0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BBC1 color

#D0BBC1 rgb(208, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BBC1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (208, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#D0BBC1 color codes

HEX	`#D0BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(208, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.76, 8.47, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.76, 8.47, 357.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.407, 52.802, 57.82)`
Decimal	`13679553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BBC1, 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 #D0BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #D0BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bbc1; }
.text { color: #d0bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bbc1, #d0bfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0BBC1?: #D0BBC1 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 #D0BBC1?: The RGB value is 208, 187, 193: 208 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BBC1?: The complementary color is #BBD0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.