What color is #D3ABB9?

#D3ABB9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3ABB9?

The RGB value is 211, 171, 185: 211 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3ABB9?

The complementary color is #ABD3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3ABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3ABB9 color

#D3ABB9 rgb(211, 171, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3ABB9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (211, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#D3ABB9 color codes

HEX	`#D3ABB9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, 16.81, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 16.89, 354.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.184, 46.479, 52.217)`
Decimal	`13872057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3ABB9, 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 #D3ABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3ABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #D3ABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3abb9; }
.text { color: #d3abb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3abb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3abb9, #d3b1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D3ABB9?: #D3ABB9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3ABB9?: The RGB value is 211, 171, 185: 211 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3ABB9?: The complementary color is #ABD3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3ABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.