What color is #D1A7BC?

#D1A7BC 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 #D1A7BC?

The RGB value is 209, 167, 188: 209 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A7BC?

The complementary color is #A7D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A7BC color

#D1A7BC rgb(209, 167, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1A7BC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 65.5% green and 73.7% blue (209, 167, 188).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% 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 9.96:1).

#D1A7BC color codes

HEX	`#D1A7BC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 167, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 65.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 18.78, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 19.4, 345.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.19, 44.825, 53.628)`
Decimal	`13739964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A7BC, 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 #D1A7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #D1A7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a7bc; }
.text { color: #d1a7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 167 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a7bc, #d1a7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D1A7BC?: #D1A7BC 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 #D1A7BC?: The RGB value is 209, 167, 188: 209 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A7BC?: The complementary color is #A7D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.