What color is #D3B0B0?

#D3B0B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B0B0?

The RGB value is 211, 176, 176: 211 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B0B0?

The complementary color is #B0D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B0B0 color

#D3B0B0 rgb(211, 176, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3B0B0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 69% green and 69% blue (211, 176, 176).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 28% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#D3B0B0 color codes

HEX	`#D3B0B0`
RGB	`rgb(211, 176, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 69%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 28%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.85, 12.65, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.85, 13.51, 20.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.226, 48.036, 47.692)`
Decimal	`13873328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B0B0, 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 #D3B0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #D3B0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b0b0; }
.text { color: #d3b0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 176 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b0b0, #d3c2b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D3B0B0?: #D3B0B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B0B0?: The RGB value is 211, 176, 176: 211 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B0B0?: The complementary color is #B0D3D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.