What color is #D1BEBD?

#D1BEBD 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 #D1BEBD?

The RGB value is 209, 190, 189: 209 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BEBD?

The complementary color is #BDD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BEBD color

#D1BEBD rgb(209, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1BEBD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (209, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#D1BEBD color codes

HEX	`#D1BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, 6.53, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 7.17, 24.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.892, 54.057, 55.729)`
Decimal	`13745853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BEBD, 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 #D1BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #D1BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bebd; }
.text { color: #d1bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bebd, #d1c8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D1BEBD?: #D1BEBD 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 #D1BEBD?: The RGB value is 209, 190, 189: 209 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BEBD?: The complementary color is #BDD0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.