What color is #D1A6BE?

#D1A6BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A6BE?

The RGB value is 209, 166, 190: 209 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A6BE?

The complementary color is #A6D1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A6BE color

#D1A6BE rgb(209, 166, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1A6BE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 65.1% green and 74.5% blue (209, 166, 190).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 32% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#D1A6BE color codes

HEX	`#D1A6BE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 166, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 65.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 32%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, 19.66, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 20.64, 342.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.224, 44.547, 54.711)`
Decimal	`13739710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A6BE, 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 #D1A6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #D1A6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a6be; }
.text { color: #d1a6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 166 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a6be, #d1a6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D1A6BE?: #D1A6BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A6BE?: The RGB value is 209, 166, 190: 209 red, 166 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A6BE?: The complementary color is #A6D1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.