What color is #D3ADBC?

#D3ADBC 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 #D3ADBC?

The RGB value is 211, 173, 188: 211 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3ADBC?

The complementary color is #ADD3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3ADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3ADBC color

#D3ADBC rgb(211, 173, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3ADBC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (211, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#D3ADBC color codes

HEX	`#D3ADBC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, 16.23, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 16.41, 351.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.884, 47.368, 54.03)`
Decimal	`13872572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3ADBC, 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 #D3ADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3ADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #D3ADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3adbc; }
.text { color: #d3adbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3adbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3adbc, #d3b1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D3ADBC?: #D3ADBC 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 #D3ADBC?: The RGB value is 211, 173, 188: 211 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3ADBC?: The complementary color is #ADD3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3ADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.