What color is #D1B7BB?

#D1B7BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B7BB?

The RGB value is 209, 183, 187: 209 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B7BB?

The complementary color is #B7D1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B7BB color

#D1B7BB rgb(209, 183, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B7BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 71.8% green and 73.3% blue (209, 183, 187).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#D1B7BB color codes

HEX	`#D1B7BB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 183, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 71.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 9.95, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 10.04, 7.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.197, 51.011, 54.101)`
Decimal	`13744059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B7BB, 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 #D1B7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #D1B7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b7bb; }
.text { color: #d1b7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 183 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b7bb, #d1c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D1B7BB?: #D1B7BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B7BB?: The RGB value is 209, 183, 187: 209 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B7BB?: The complementary color is #B7D1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.