What color is #D1AFBA?

#D1AFBA 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 #D1AFBA?

The RGB value is 209, 175, 186: 209 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AFBA?

The complementary color is #AFD1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AFBA color

#D1AFBA rgb(209, 175, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1AFBA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (209, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#D1AFBA color codes

HEX	`#D1AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 14.1, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 14.13, 355.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.487, 47.762, 53.004)`
Decimal	`13742010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AFBA, 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 #D1AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #D1AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1afba; }
.text { color: #d1afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1afba, #d1b5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1AFBA?: #D1AFBA 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 #D1AFBA?: The RGB value is 209, 175, 186: 209 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AFBA?: The complementary color is #AFD1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.