What color is #D4B8BB?

#D4B8BB 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 #D4B8BB?

The RGB value is 212, 184, 187: 212 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B8BB?

The complementary color is #B8D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B8BB color

#D4B8BB rgb(212, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4B8BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (212, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#D4B8BB color codes

HEX	`#D4B8BB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 10.49, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 10.71, 11.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.261, 51.867, 54.21)`
Decimal	`13940923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B8BB, 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 #D4B8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #D4B8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b8bb; }
.text { color: #d4b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b8bb, #d4c3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D4B8BB?: #D4B8BB 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 #D4B8BB?: The RGB value is 212, 184, 187: 212 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B8BB?: The complementary color is #B8D4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.