What color is #D2B9C8?

#D2B9C8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B9C8?

The RGB value is 210, 185, 200: 210 red, 185 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B9C8?

The complementary color is #B9D2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B9C8 color

#D2B9C8 rgb(210, 185, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2B9C8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.5% green and 78.4% blue (210, 185, 200).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#D2B9C8 color codes

HEX	`#D2B9C8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 185, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 11.47, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 12.25, 339.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.351, 52.571, 61.916)`
Decimal	`13810120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B9C8, 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 #D2B9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #D2B9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b9c8; }
.text { color: #d2b9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 185 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b9c8, #d2b9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B9C8?: #D2B9C8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B9C8?: The RGB value is 210, 185, 200: 210 red, 185 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B9C8?: The complementary color is #B9D2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.