What color is #D2B9BF?

#D2B9BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B9BF?

The RGB value is 210, 185, 191: 210 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B9BF?

The complementary color is #B9D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B9BF color

#D2B9BF rgb(210, 185, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2B9BF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.5% green and 74.9% blue (210, 185, 191).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#D2B9BF color codes

HEX	`#D2B9BF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 185, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.38, 9.91, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.38, 9.91, 1.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.33, 52.162, 56.539)`
Decimal	`13810111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B9BF, 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 #D2B9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #D2B9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b9bf; }
.text { color: #d2b9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 185 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b9bf, #d2bfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D2B9BF?: #D2B9BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B9BF?: The RGB value is 210, 185, 191: 210 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B9BF?: The complementary color is #B9D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.