What color is #D2BBD0?

#D2BBD0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BBD0?

The RGB value is 210, 187, 208: 210 red, 187 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BBD0?

The complementary color is #BBD2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BBD0 color

#D2BBD0 rgb(210, 187, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2BBD0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 73.3% green and 81.6% blue (210, 187, 208).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#D2BBD0 color codes

HEX	`#D2BBD0`
RGB	`rgb(210, 187, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 73.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.34, 11.85, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.34, 14.04, 327.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.732, 53.797, 67.11)`
Decimal	`13810640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BBD0, 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 #D2BBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #D2BBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bbd0; }
.text { color: #d2bbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 187 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bbd0, #d2bbc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BBD0?: #D2BBD0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BBD0?: The RGB value is 210, 187, 208: 210 red, 187 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BBD0?: The complementary color is #BBD2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.