What color is #D1ABBB?

#D1ABBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1ABBB?

The RGB value is 209, 171, 187: 209 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1ABBB?

The complementary color is #ABD1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1ABBB color

#D1ABBB rgb(209, 171, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1ABBB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (209, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#D1ABBB color codes

HEX	`#D1ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.72, 16.43, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.72, 16.69, 349.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.827, 46.27, 53.31)`
Decimal	`13740987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1ABBB, 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 #D1ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #D1ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1abbb; }
.text { color: #d1abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1abbb, #d1aeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1ABBB?: #D1ABBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1ABBB?: The RGB value is 209, 171, 187: 209 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1ABBB?: The complementary color is #ABD1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.