What color is #D2BDBE?

#D2BDBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BDBE?

The RGB value is 210, 189, 190: 210 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BDBE?

The complementary color is #BDD2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BDBE?

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.

#D2BDBE color

#D2BDBE rgb(210, 189, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BDBE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (210, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D2BDBE color codes

HEX	`#D2BDBE`
RGB	`rgb(210, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, 7.59, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 7.91, 16.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.069, 53.816, 56.244)`
Decimal	`13811134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BDBE, 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 #D2BDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BDBE 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 #D2BDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bdbe; }
.text { color: #d2bdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bdbe, #d2c7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D2BDBE?: #D2BDBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BDBE?: The RGB value is 210, 189, 190: 210 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BDBE?: The complementary color is #BDD2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BDBE?: 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.