What color is #D2B2A6?

#D2B2A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B2A6?

The RGB value is 210, 178, 166: 210 red, 178 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B2A6?

The complementary color is #A6C6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B2A6 color

#D2B2A6 rgb(210, 178, 166)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D2B2A6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 69.8% green and 65.1% blue (210, 178, 166).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#D2B2A6 color codes

HEX	`#D2B2A6`
RGB	`rgb(210, 178, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 69.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, 9.66, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 14.21, 47.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.382, 48.297, 42.79)`
Decimal	`13808294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B2A6, 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 #D2B2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #D2B2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b2a6; }
.text { color: #d2b2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 178 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b2a6, #d2c8a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D2B2A6?: #D2B2A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B2A6?: The RGB value is 210, 178, 166: 210 red, 178 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B2A6?: The complementary color is #A6C6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.