What color is #D4BCB9?

#D4BCB9 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 #D4BCB9?

The RGB value is 212, 188, 185: 212 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BCB9?

The complementary color is #B9D1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BCB9 color

#D4BCB9 rgb(212, 188, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4BCB9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (212, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#D4BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#D4BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(212, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.15, 8.02, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.15, 9.26, 30.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.891, 53.467, 53.371)`
Decimal	`13941945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BCB9, 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 #D4BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #D4BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bcb9; }
.text { color: #d4bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bcb9, #d4cab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D4BCB9?: #D4BCB9 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 #D4BCB9?: The RGB value is 212, 188, 185: 212 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BCB9?: The complementary color is #B9D1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.