What color is #D5B1C9?

#D5B1C9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B1C9?

The RGB value is 213, 177, 201: 213 red, 177 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B1C9?

The complementary color is #B1D5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B1C9 color

#D5B1C9 rgb(213, 177, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5B1C9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 69.4% green and 78.8% blue (213, 177, 201).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#D5B1C9 color codes

HEX	`#D5B1C9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 177, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 69.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, 17.02, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 18.5, 336.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.704, 49.809, 62.032)`
Decimal	`14004681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B1C9, 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 #D5B1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #D5B1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b1c9; }
.text { color: #d5b1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 177 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b1c9, #d5b1b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5B1C9?: #D5B1C9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B1C9?: The RGB value is 213, 177, 201: 213 red, 177 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B1C9?: The complementary color is #B1D5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.