What color is #D1B4B4?

#D1B4B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B4B4?

The RGB value is 209, 180, 180: 209 red, 180 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B4B4?

The complementary color is #B4D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B4B4 color

#D1B4B4 rgb(209, 180, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B4B4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 70.6% green and 70.6% blue (209, 180, 180).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#D1B4B4 color codes

HEX	`#D1B4B4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 180, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 70.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, 10.4, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 11.09, 20.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.854, 49.494, 50.046)`
Decimal	`13743284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B4B4, 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 #D1B4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #D1B4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b4b4; }
.text { color: #d1b4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 180 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b4b4, #d1c3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D1B4B4?: #D1B4B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B4B4?: The RGB value is 209, 180, 180: 209 red, 180 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B4B4?: The complementary color is #B4D1D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.