What color is #D3AEC8?

#D3AEC8 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 #D3AEC8?

The RGB value is 211, 174, 200: 211 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3AEC8?

The complementary color is #AED3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3AEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3AEC8 color

#D3AEC8 rgb(211, 174, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3AEC8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 68.2% green and 78.4% blue (211, 174, 200).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#D3AEC8 color codes

HEX	`#D3AEC8`
RGB	`rgb(211, 174, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 68.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, 17.77, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 19.54, 335.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.424, 48.292, 61.192)`
Decimal	`13872840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3AEC8, 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 #D3AEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3AEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #D3AEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3aec8; }
.text { color: #d3aec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3aec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 174 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3aec8, #d3aeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D3AEC8?: #D3AEC8 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 #D3AEC8?: The RGB value is 211, 174, 200: 211 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3AEC8?: The complementary color is #AED3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3AEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.