What color is #D1BBC3?

#D1BBC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BBC3?

The RGB value is 209, 187, 195: 209 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BBC3?

The complementary color is #BBD1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BBC3 color

#D1BBC3 rgb(209, 187, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BBC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (209, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#D1BBC3 color codes

HEX	`#D1BBC3`
RGB	`rgb(209, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, 9.17, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 9.24, 352.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.914, 53.037, 59.016)`
Decimal	`13745091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BBC3, 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 #D1BBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #D1BBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bbc3; }
.text { color: #d1bbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bbc3, #d1bebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1BBC3?: #D1BBC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BBC3?: The RGB value is 209, 187, 195: 209 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BBC3?: The complementary color is #BBD1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.