What color is #D3ABC6?

#D3ABC6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3ABC6?

The RGB value is 211, 171, 198: 211 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3ABC6?

The complementary color is #ABD3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3ABC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3ABC6 color

#D3ABC6 rgb(211, 171, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3ABC6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 67.1% green and 77.6% blue (211, 171, 198).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#D3ABC6 color codes

HEX	`#D3ABC6`
RGB	`rgb(211, 171, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 67.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, 19.04, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 20.74, 336.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.619, 47.053, 59.778)`
Decimal	`13872070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3ABC6, 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 #D3ABC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3ABC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #D3ABC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3abc6; }
.text { color: #d3abc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3abc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 171 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3abc6, #d3abb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D3ABC6?: #D3ABC6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3ABC6?: The RGB value is 211, 171, 198: 211 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3ABC6?: The complementary color is #ABD3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3ABC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.