What color is #D0C0B8?

#D0C0B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C0B8?

The RGB value is 208, 192, 184: 208 red, 192 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C0B8?

The complementary color is #B8C8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C0B8 color

#D0C0B8 rgb(208, 192, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D0C0B8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 75.3% green and 72.2% blue (208, 192, 184).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#D0C0B8 color codes

HEX	`#D0C0B8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 192, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 75.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, 4.28, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 7.42, 54.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.513, 54.571, 53.052)`
Decimal	`13680824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C0B8, 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 #D0C0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #D0C0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c0b8; }
.text { color: #d0c0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 192 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c0b8, #d0ccb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D0C0B8?: #D0C0B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C0B8?: The RGB value is 208, 192, 184: 208 red, 192 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C0B8?: The complementary color is #B8C8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.