What color is #D1B6CB?

#D1B6CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B6CB?

The RGB value is 209, 182, 203: 209 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B6CB?

The complementary color is #B6D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B6CB color

#D1B6CB rgb(209, 182, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1B6CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 71.4% green and 79.6% blue (209, 182, 203).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#D1B6CB color codes

HEX	`#D1B6CB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 182, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 71.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 13.28, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 15.02, 332.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.801, 51.324, 63.561)`
Decimal	`13743819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B6CB, 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 #D1B6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #D1B6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b6cb; }
.text { color: #d1b6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 182 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b6cb, #d1b6bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1B6CB?: #D1B6CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B6CB?: The RGB value is 209, 182, 203: 209 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B6CB?: The complementary color is #B6D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.