What color is #D5B4BA?

#D5B4BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B4BA?

The RGB value is 213, 180, 186: 213 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B4BA?

The complementary color is #B4D5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B4BA color

#D5B4BA rgb(213, 180, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5B4BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 70.6% green and 72.9% blue (213, 180, 186).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#D5B4BA color codes

HEX	`#D5B4BA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 180, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 70.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, 12.83, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 12.91, 6.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.624, 50.335, 53.388)`
Decimal	`14005434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B4BA, 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 #D5B4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #D5B4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b4ba; }
.text { color: #d5b4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 180 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b4ba, #d5bfb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5B4BA?: #D5B4BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B4BA?: The RGB value is 213, 180, 186: 213 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B4BA?: The complementary color is #B4D5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.