What color is #D5A7C3?

#D5A7C3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5A7C3?

The RGB value is 213, 167, 195: 213 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5A7C3?

The complementary color is #A7D5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5A7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5A7C3 color

#D5A7C3 rgb(213, 167, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5A7C3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 65.5% green and 76.5% blue (213, 167, 195).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#D5A7C3 color codes

HEX	`#D5A7C3`
RGB	`rgb(213, 167, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 65.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, 21.39, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 22.77, 339.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.109, 45.725, 57.753)`
Decimal	`14002115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5A7C3, 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 #D5A7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5A7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #D5A7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5a7c3; }
.text { color: #d5a7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5a7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 167 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5a7c3, #d5a7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D5A7C3?: #D5A7C3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5A7C3?: The RGB value is 213, 167, 195: 213 red, 167 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5A7C3?: The complementary color is #A7D5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5A7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.