What color is #D4B9CF?

#D4B9CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4B9CF?

The RGB value is 212, 185, 207: 212 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B9CF?

The complementary color is #B9D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B9CF color

#D4B9CF rgb(212, 185, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4B9CF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 72.5% green and 81.2% blue (212, 185, 207).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#D4B9CF color codes

HEX	`#D4B9CF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 185, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 72.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.99, 13.43, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.99, 15.38, 330.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.761, 53.201, 66.351)`
Decimal	`13941199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B9CF, 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 #D4B9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #D4B9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b9cf; }
.text { color: #d4b9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 185 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b9cf, #d4b9c2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4B9CF?: #D4B9CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4B9CF?: The RGB value is 212, 185, 207: 212 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B9CF?: The complementary color is #B9D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.