What color is #D1B2C1?

#D1B2C1 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 #D1B2C1?

The RGB value is 209, 178, 193: 209 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B2C1?

The complementary color is #B2D1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B2C1 color

#D1B2C1 rgb(209, 178, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1B2C1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 69.8% green and 75.7% blue (209, 178, 193).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#D1B2C1 color codes

HEX	`#D1B2C1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 178, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 69.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.61, 13.67, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.61, 14.1, 345.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.84, 49.248, 57.217)`
Decimal	`13742785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B2C1, 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 #D1B2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #D1B2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b2c1; }
.text { color: #d1b2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 178 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b2c1, #d1b3b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1B2C1?: #D1B2C1 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 #D1B2C1?: The RGB value is 209, 178, 193: 209 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B2C1?: The complementary color is #B2D1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.