What color is #D5B5AB?

#D5B5AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B5AB?

The RGB value is 213, 181, 171: 213 red, 181 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B5AB?

The complementary color is #ABCBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B5AB color

#D5B5AB rgb(213, 181, 171)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D5B5AB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71% green and 67.1% blue (213, 181, 171).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#D5B5AB color codes

HEX	`#D5B5AB`
RGB	`rgb(213, 181, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.15, 9.93, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.15, 13.65, 43.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.315, 50.136, 45.494)`
Decimal	`14005675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B5AB, 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 #D5B5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #D5B5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b5ab; }
.text { color: #d5b5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 181 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b5ab, #d5caab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D5B5AB?: #D5B5AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B5AB?: The RGB value is 213, 181, 171: 213 red, 181 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B5AB?: The complementary color is #ABCBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.