What color is #D1BABB?

#D1BABB 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 #D1BABB?

The RGB value is 209, 186, 187: 209 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BABB?

The complementary color is #BAD1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BABB color

#D1BABB rgb(209, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BABB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (209, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#D1BABB color codes

HEX	`#D1BABB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.44, 8.34, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.44, 8.7, 16.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.822, 52.262, 54.309)`
Decimal	`13744827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BABB, 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 #D1BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #D1BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1babb; }
.text { color: #d1babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1babb, #d1c4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1BABB?: #D1BABB 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 #D1BABB?: The RGB value is 209, 186, 187: 209 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BABB?: The complementary color is #BAD1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.