What color is #D5B2BA?

#D5B2BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B2BA?

The RGB value is 213, 178, 186: 213 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B2BA?

The complementary color is #B2D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B2BA color

#D5B2BA rgb(213, 178, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5B2BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 69.8% green and 72.9% blue (213, 178, 186).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#D5B2BA color codes

HEX	`#D5B2BA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 178, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 69.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 13.91, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 13.93, 2.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.224, 49.534, 53.255)`
Decimal	`14004922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B2BA, 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 #D5B2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #D5B2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b2ba; }
.text { color: #d5b2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 178 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b2ba, #d5bbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5B2BA?: #D5B2BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B2BA?: The RGB value is 213, 178, 186: 213 red, 178 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B2BA?: The complementary color is #B2D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.