What color is #D2B6B3?

#D2B6B3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B6B3?

The RGB value is 210, 182, 179: 210 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B6B3?

The complementary color is #B3CFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B6B3 color

#D2B6B3 rgb(210, 182, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2B6B3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 71.4% green and 70.2% blue (210, 182, 179).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#D2B6B3 color codes

HEX	`#D2B6B3`
RGB	`rgb(210, 182, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 71.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.32, 9.53, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.32, 10.87, 28.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.443, 50.414, 49.66)`
Decimal	`13809331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B6B3, 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 #D2B6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #D2B6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b6b3; }
.text { color: #d2b6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 182 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b6b3, #d2c6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D2B6B3?: #D2B6B3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B6B3?: The RGB value is 210, 182, 179: 210 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B6B3?: The complementary color is #B3CFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.