What color is #D2BDCB?

#D2BDCB 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 #D2BDCB?

The RGB value is 210, 189, 203: 210 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BDCB?

The complementary color is #BDD2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BDCB color

#D2BDCB rgb(210, 189, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BDCB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (210, 189, 203).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#D2BDCB color codes

HEX	`#D2BDCB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 189, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, 9.86, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 10.76, 336.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.554, 54.409, 64.064)`
Decimal	`13811147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BDCB, 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 #D2BDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D2BDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bdcb; }
.text { color: #d2bdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 189 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bdcb, #d2bdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BDCB?: #D2BDCB 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 #D2BDCB?: The RGB value is 210, 189, 203: 210 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BDCB?: The complementary color is #BDD2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.