What color is #D5B5BE?

#D5B5BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B5BE?

The RGB value is 213, 181, 190: 213 red, 181 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B5BE?

The complementary color is #B5D5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B5BE color

#D5B5BE rgb(213, 181, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5B5BE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71% green and 74.5% blue (213, 181, 190).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#D5B5BE color codes

HEX	`#D5B5BE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 181, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.63, 12.96, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.63, 12.96, 358.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.258, 50.913, 55.727)`
Decimal	`14005694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B5BE, 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 #D5B5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #D5B5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b5be; }
.text { color: #d5b5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 181 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b5be, #d5bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5B5BE?: #D5B5BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B5BE?: The RGB value is 213, 181, 190: 213 red, 181 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B5BE?: The complementary color is #B5D5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.