What color is #D4AFBE?

#D4AFBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4AFBE?

The RGB value is 212, 175, 190: 212 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4AFBE?

The complementary color is #AFD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4AFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4AFBE color

#D4AFBE rgb(212, 175, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D4AFBE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 68.6% green and 74.5% blue (212, 175, 190).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#D4AFBE color codes

HEX	`#D4AFBE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 175, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 68.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, 15.84, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 16.05, 350.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.775, 48.376, 55.315)`
Decimal	`13938622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4AFBE, 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 #D4AFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4AFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #D4AFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4afbe; }
.text { color: #d4afbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4afbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 175 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4afbe, #d4b3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D4AFBE?: #D4AFBE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4AFBE?: The RGB value is 212, 175, 190: 212 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4AFBE?: The complementary color is #AFD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4AFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.