What color is #D4AFCB?

#D4AFCB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4AFCB?

The RGB value is 212, 175, 203: 212 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4AFCB?

The complementary color is #AFD4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4AFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4AFCB color

#D4AFCB rgb(212, 175, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4AFCB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 68.6% green and 79.6% blue (212, 175, 203).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#D4AFCB color codes

HEX	`#D4AFCB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 175, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 68.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 18.11, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 20.28, 333.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.26, 48.97, 63.135)`
Decimal	`13938635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4AFCB, 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 #D4AFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4AFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #D4AFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4afcb; }
.text { color: #d4afcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4afcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 175 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4afcb, #d4afb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D4AFCB?: #D4AFCB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4AFCB?: The RGB value is 212, 175, 203: 212 red, 175 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4AFCB?: The complementary color is #AFD4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4AFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.