What color is #D4A5BC?

#D4A5BC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4A5BC?

The RGB value is 212, 165, 188: 212 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4A5BC?

The complementary color is #A5D4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4A5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4A5BC color

#D4A5BC rgb(212, 165, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4A5BC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (212, 165, 188).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#D4A5BC color codes

HEX	`#D4A5BC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 165, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 64.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, 20.93, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 21.55, 346.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.683, 44.54, 53.547)`
Decimal	`13936060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4A5BC, 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 #D4A5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4A5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #D4A5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4a5bc; }
.text { color: #d4a5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4a5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 165 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4a5bc, #d4a6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D4A5BC?: #D4A5BC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4A5BC?: The RGB value is 212, 165, 188: 212 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4A5BC?: The complementary color is #A5D4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4A5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.