What color is #D3A1BF?

#D3A1BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A1BF?

The RGB value is 211, 161, 191: 211 red, 161 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A1BF?

The complementary color is #A1D3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A1BF color

#D3A1BF rgb(211, 161, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3A1BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 63.1% green and 74.9% blue (211, 161, 191).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 36% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#D3A1BF color codes

HEX	`#D3A1BF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 161, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 63.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 36%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, 23.26, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 24.67, 340.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.012, 43.102, 55.018)`
Decimal	`13869503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A1BF, 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 #D3A1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #D3A1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a1bf; }
.text { color: #d3a1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 161 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a1bf, #d3a1a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D3A1BF?: #D3A1BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A1BF?: The RGB value is 211, 161, 191: 211 red, 161 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A1BF?: The complementary color is #A1D3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.