What color is #D2B9CA?

#D2B9CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B9CA?

The RGB value is 210, 185, 202: 210 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B9CA?

The complementary color is #B9D2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B9CA color

#D2B9CA rgb(210, 185, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2B9CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.5% green and 79.2% blue (210, 185, 202).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#D2B9CA color codes

HEX	`#D2B9CA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 185, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, 11.83, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 12.96, 335.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.587, 52.665, 63.155)`
Decimal	`13810122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B9CA, 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 #D2B9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #D2B9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b9ca; }
.text { color: #d2b9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 185 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b9ca, #d2b9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B9CA?: #D2B9CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B9CA?: The RGB value is 210, 185, 202: 210 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B9CA?: The complementary color is #B9D2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.