What color is #D1BDCA?

#D1BDCA 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 #D1BDCA?

The RGB value is 209, 189, 202: 209 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BDCA?

The complementary color is #BDD1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BDCA color

#D1BDCA rgb(209, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BDCA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (209, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#D1BDCA color codes

HEX	`#D1BDCA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.59, 9.33, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.59, 10.14, 337.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.151, 54.216, 63.425)`
Decimal	`13745610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BDCA, 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 #D1BDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #D1BDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bdca; }
.text { color: #d1bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bdca, #d1bdc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D1BDCA?: #D1BDCA 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 #D1BDCA?: The RGB value is 209, 189, 202: 209 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BDCA?: The complementary color is #BDD1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.