What color is #D0BFC4?

#D0BFC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BFC4?

The RGB value is 208, 191, 196: 208 red, 191 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BFC4?

The complementary color is #BFD0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BFC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BFC4 color

#D0BFC4 rgb(208, 191, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0BFC4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.9% green and 76.9% blue (208, 191, 196).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#D0BFC4 color codes

HEX	`#D0BFC4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 191, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 8%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, 6.85, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 6.86, 357.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.606, 54.658, 59.887)`
Decimal	`13680580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BFC4, 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 #D0BFC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BFC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #D0BFC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bfc4; }
.text { color: #d0bfc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bfc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 191 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bfc4, #d0c3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0BFC4?: #D0BFC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BFC4?: The RGB value is 208, 191, 196: 208 red, 191 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BFC4?: The complementary color is #BFD0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BFC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.