What color is #D4BBBC?

#D4BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BBBC?

The RGB value is 212, 187, 188: 212 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BBBC?

The complementary color is #BBD4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BBBC color

#D4BBBC rgb(212, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4BBBC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (212, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#D4BBBC color codes

HEX	`#D4BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.98, 9.05, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.98, 9.46, 16.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.998, 53.17, 54.985)`
Decimal	`13941692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BBBC, 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 #D4BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #D4BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bbbc; }
.text { color: #d4bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bbbc, #d4c6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D4BBBC?: #D4BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BBBC?: The RGB value is 212, 187, 188: 212 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BBBC?: The complementary color is #BBD4D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.