What color is #D0BECA?

#D0BECA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BECA?

The RGB value is 208, 190, 202: 208 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BECA?

The complementary color is #BED0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BECA color

#D0BECA rgb(208, 190, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BECA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.5% green and 79.2% blue (208, 190, 202).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#D0BECA color codes

HEX	`#D0BECA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 190, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, 8.45, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 9.23, 336.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.085, 54.502, 63.484)`
Decimal	`13680330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BECA, 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 #D0BECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #D0BECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0beca; }
.text { color: #d0beca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0beca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 190 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0beca, #d0bec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0BECA?: #D0BECA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BECA?: The RGB value is 208, 190, 202: 208 red, 190 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BECA?: The complementary color is #BED0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.