What color is #D4BCCC?

#D4BCCC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BCCC?

The RGB value is 212, 188, 204: 212 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BCCC?

The complementary color is #BCD4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BCCC color

#D4BCCC rgb(212, 188, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4BCCC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.7% green and 80% blue (212, 188, 204).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#D4BCCC color codes

HEX	`#D4BCCC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 188, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 11.27, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 12.29, 336.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.032, 54.324, 64.649)`
Decimal	`13941964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BCCC, 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 #D4BCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #D4BCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bccc; }
.text { color: #d4bccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 188 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bccc, #d4bcc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4BCCC?: #D4BCCC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BCCC?: The RGB value is 212, 188, 204: 212 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BCCC?: The complementary color is #BCD4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.