What color is #D1ADBB?

#D1ADBB 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 #D1ADBB?

The RGB value is 209, 173, 187: 209 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1ADBB?

The complementary color is #ADD1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1ADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1ADBB color

#D1ADBB rgb(209, 173, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1ADBB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (209, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#D1ADBB color codes

HEX	`#D1ADBB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, 15.35, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 15.51, 351.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.207, 47.032, 53.437)`
Decimal	`13741499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1ADBB, 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 #D1ADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1ADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #D1ADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1adbb; }
.text { color: #d1adbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1adbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1adbb, #d1b1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1ADBB?: #D1ADBB 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 #D1ADBB?: The RGB value is 209, 173, 187: 209 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1ADBB?: The complementary color is #ADD1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1ADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.