What color is #D0BCBA?

#D0BCBA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BCBA?

The RGB value is 208, 188, 186: 208 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BCBA?

The complementary color is #BACED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BCBA color

#D0BCBA rgb(208, 188, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BCBA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (208, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#D0BCBA color codes

HEX	`#D0BCBA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 6.74, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 7.63, 28.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.858, 52.922, 53.875)`
Decimal	`13679802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BCBA, 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 #D0BCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #D0BCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bcba; }
.text { color: #d0bcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bcba, #d0c7ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0BCBA?: #D0BCBA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BCBA?: The RGB value is 208, 188, 186: 208 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BCBA?: The complementary color is #BACED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.