What color is #D2B4CE?

#D2B4CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B4CE?

The RGB value is 210, 180, 206: 210 red, 180 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B4CE?

The complementary color is #B4D2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B4CE color

#D2B4CE rgb(210, 180, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B4CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 70.6% green and 80.8% blue (210, 180, 206).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#D2B4CE color codes

HEX	`#D2B4CE`
RGB	`rgb(210, 180, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 70.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, 15.26, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 17.77, 329.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.039, 50.801, 65.339)`
Decimal	`13808846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B4CE, 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 #D2B4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #D2B4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b4ce; }
.text { color: #d2b4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 180 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b4ce, #d2b4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B4CE?: #D2B4CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B4CE?: The RGB value is 210, 180, 206: 210 red, 180 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B4CE?: The complementary color is #B4D2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.