What color is #D1BBC8?

#D1BBC8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BBC8?

The RGB value is 209, 187, 200: 209 red, 187 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BBC8?

The complementary color is #BBD1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BBC8 color

#D1BBC8 rgb(209, 187, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BBC8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 73.3% green and 78.4% blue (209, 187, 200).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#D1BBC8 color codes

HEX	`#D1BBC8`
RGB	`rgb(209, 187, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 73.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, 10.05, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 10.7, 339.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.489, 53.267, 62.043)`
Decimal	`13745096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BBC8, 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 #D1BBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #D1BBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bbc8; }
.text { color: #d1bbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 187 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bbc8, #d1bbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1BBC8?: #D1BBC8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BBC8?: The RGB value is 209, 187, 200: 209 red, 187 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BBC8?: The complementary color is #BBD1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.