What color is #D2BEC3?

#D2BEC3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BEC3?

The RGB value is 210, 190, 195: 210 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BEC3?

The complementary color is #BED2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BEC3 color

#D2BEC3 rgb(210, 190, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BEC3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.5% green and 76.5% blue (210, 190, 195).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#D2BEC3 color codes

HEX	`#D2BEC3`
RGB	`rgb(210, 190, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, 7.92, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 7.92, 0.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.841, 54.47, 59.244)`
Decimal	`13811395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BEC3, 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 #D2BEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #D2BEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bec3; }
.text { color: #d2bec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 190 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bec3, #d2c3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D2BEC3?: #D2BEC3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BEC3?: The RGB value is 210, 190, 195: 210 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BEC3?: The complementary color is #BED2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.