What color is #D2B2B3?

#D2B2B3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B2B3?

The RGB value is 210, 178, 179: 210 red, 178 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B2B3?

The complementary color is #B2D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B2B3 color

#D2B2B3 rgb(210, 178, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2B2B3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue (210, 178, 179).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#D2B2B3 color codes

HEX	`#D2B2B3`
RGB	`rgb(210, 178, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 69.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, 11.68, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 12.28, 17.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.635, 48.799, 49.391)`
Decimal	`13808307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B2B3, 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 #D2B2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #D2B2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b2b3; }
.text { color: #d2b2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 178 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b2b3, #d2c1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D2B2B3?: #D2B2B3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B2B3?: The RGB value is 210, 178, 179: 210 red, 178 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B2B3?: The complementary color is #B2D2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.