What color is #D0BEBF?

#D0BEBF 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 #D0BEBF?

The RGB value is 208, 190, 191: 208 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BEBF?

The complementary color is #BED0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BEBF color

#D0BEBF rgb(208, 190, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BEBF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.5% green and 74.9% blue (208, 190, 191).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#D0BEBF color codes

HEX	`#D0BEBF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 190, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, 6.52, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 6.76, 15.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.829, 53.999, 56.867)`
Decimal	`13680319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BEBF, 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 #D0BEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #D0BEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bebf; }
.text { color: #d0bebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 190 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bebf, #d0c6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0BEBF?: #D0BEBF 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 #D0BEBF?: The RGB value is 208, 190, 191: 208 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BEBF?: The complementary color is #BED0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.