What color is #D1B6BF?

#D1B6BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B6BF?

The RGB value is 209, 182, 191: 209 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B6BF?

The complementary color is #B6D1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B6BF color

#D1B6BF rgb(209, 182, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B6BF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (209, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#D1B6BF color codes

HEX	`#D1B6BF`
RGB	`rgb(209, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, 11.16, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 11.21, 354.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.426, 50.774, 56.319)`
Decimal	`13743807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B6BF, 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 #D1B6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #D1B6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b6bf; }
.text { color: #d1b6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b6bf, #d1bab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1B6BF?: #D1B6BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B6BF?: The RGB value is 209, 182, 191: 209 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B6BF?: The complementary color is #B6D1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.