What color is #D3B5CB?

#D3B5CB 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 #D3B5CB?

The RGB value is 211, 181, 203: 211 red, 181 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B5CB?

The complementary color is #B5D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B5CB color

#D3B5CB rgb(211, 181, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D3B5CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 71% green and 79.6% blue (211, 181, 203).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#D3B5CB color codes

HEX	`#D3B5CB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 181, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 71%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.81, 14.52, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.81, 16.16, 333.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.166, 51.209, 63.519)`
Decimal	`13874635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B5CB, 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 #D3B5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #D3B5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b5cb; }
.text { color: #d3b5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 181 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b5cb, #d3b5bc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D3B5CB?: #D3B5CB 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 #D3B5CB?: The RGB value is 211, 181, 203: 211 red, 181 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B5CB?: The complementary color is #B5D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.