What color is #D0BBCB?

#D0BBCB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BBCB?

The RGB value is 208, 187, 203: 208 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BBCB?

The complementary color is #BBD0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BBCB color

#D0BBCB rgb(208, 187, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BBCB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.3% green and 79.6% blue (208, 187, 203).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#D0BBCB color codes

HEX	`#D0BBCB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 187, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, 10.24, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 11.54, 332.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.561, 53.263, 63.895)`
Decimal	`13679563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BBCB, 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 #D0BBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #D0BBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bbcb; }
.text { color: #d0bbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 187 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bbcb, #d0bbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BBCB?: #D0BBCB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BBCB?: The RGB value is 208, 187, 203: 208 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BBCB?: The complementary color is #BBD0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.