What color is #D2BFCD?

#D2BFCD 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 #D2BFCD?

The RGB value is 210, 191, 205: 210 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BFCD?

The complementary color is #BFD2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BFCD color

#D2BFCD rgb(210, 191, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BFCD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (210, 191, 205).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 17% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% 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 12.07:1).

#D2BFCD color codes

HEX	`#D2BFCD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 191, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 17%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, 9.15, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 10.23, 333.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.227, 55.372, 65.472)`
Decimal	`13811661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BFCD, 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 #D2BFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #D2BFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bfcd; }
.text { color: #d2bfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 191 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bfcd, #d2bfc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BFCD?: #D2BFCD 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 #D2BFCD?: The RGB value is 210, 191, 205: 210 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BFCD?: The complementary color is #BFD2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.