What color is #D1B9B2?

#D1B9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1B9B2?

The RGB value is 209, 185, 178: 209 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1B9B2?

The complementary color is #B2CAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1B9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1B9B2 color

#D1B9B2 rgb(209, 185, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1B9B2 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 72.5% green and 69.8% blue (209, 185, 178).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#D1B9B2 color codes

HEX	`#D1B9B2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 185, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 72.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, 7.4, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 9.97, 42.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.679, 51.469, 49.323)`
Decimal	`13744562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1B9B2, 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 #D1B9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1B9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #D1B9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1b9b2; }
.text { color: #d1b9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 185 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1b9b2, #d1c9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1B9B2?: #D1B9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1B9B2?: The RGB value is 209, 185, 178: 209 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1B9B2?: The complementary color is #B2CAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1B9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.