What color is #D0BCD0?

#D0BCD0 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 #D0BCD0?

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

What is the complementary color of #D0BCD0?

The complementary color is #BCD0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BCD0 color

#D0BCD0 rgb(208, 188, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BCD0 is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#D0BCD0 color codes

HEX	`#D0BCD0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 188, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 10.62, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 12.97, 324.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.379, 53.931, 67.155)`
Decimal	`13679824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BCD0, 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 #D0BCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #D0BCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bcd0; }
.text { color: #d0bcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 188 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bcd0, #d0bcc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BCD0?: #D0BCD0 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 #D0BCD0?: The RGB value is 208, 188, 208: 208 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BCD0?: The complementary color is #BCD0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.