What color is #D3B6BB?

#D3B6BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B6BB?

The RGB value is 211, 182, 187: 211 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B6BB?

The complementary color is #B6D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B6BB color

#D3B6BB rgb(211, 182, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3B6BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 71.4% green and 73.3% blue (211, 182, 187).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#D3B6BB color codes

HEX	`#D3B6BB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.61, 11.2, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.61, 11.28, 6.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.561, 50.894, 54.059)`
Decimal	`13874875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B6BB, 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 #D3B6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #D3B6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b6bb; }
.text { color: #d3b6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b6bb, #d3c0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D3B6BB?: #D3B6BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B6BB?: The RGB value is 211, 182, 187: 211 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B6BB?: The complementary color is #B6D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.