What color is #D1B5B0?

#D1B5B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B5B0?

The RGB value is 209, 181, 176: 209 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B5B0?

The complementary color is #B0CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B5B0 color

#D1B5B0 rgb(209, 181, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B5B0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 71% green and 69% blue (209, 181, 176).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#D1B5B0 color codes

HEX	`#D1B5B0`
RGB	`rgb(209, 181, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 71%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, 9.22, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 11.14, 34.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.655, 49.739, 47.998)`
Decimal	`13743536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B5B0, 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 #D1B5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #D1B5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b5b0; }
.text { color: #d1b5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 181 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b5b0, #d1c6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1B5B0?: #D1B5B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B5B0?: The RGB value is 209, 181, 176: 209 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B5B0?: The complementary color is #B0CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.