What color is #D5AFBB?

#D5AFBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5AFBB?

The RGB value is 213, 175, 187: 213 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5AFBB?

The complementary color is #AFD5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5AFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5AFBB color

#D5AFBB rgb(213, 175, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5AFBB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (213, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#D5AFBB color codes

HEX	`#D5AFBB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 15.7, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 15.72, 356.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.74, 48.395, 53.62)`
Decimal	`14004155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5AFBB, 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 #D5AFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5AFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #D5AFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5afbb; }
.text { color: #d5afbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5afbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5afbb, #d5b6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5AFBB?: #D5AFBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5AFBB?: The RGB value is 213, 175, 187: 213 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5AFBB?: The complementary color is #AFD5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5AFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.