What color is #D5B7B7?

#D5B7B7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B7B7?

The RGB value is 213, 183, 183: 213 red, 183 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B7B7?

The complementary color is #B7D5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B7B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B7B7 color

#D5B7B7 rgb(213, 183, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5B7B7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71.8% green and 71.8% blue (213, 183, 183).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#D5B7B7 color codes

HEX	`#D5B7B7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 183, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, 10.73, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 11.45, 20.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.921, 51.433, 51.93)`
Decimal	`14006199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B7B7, 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 #D5B7B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B7B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #D5B7B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b7b7; }
.text { color: #d5b7b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b7b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 183 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b7b7, #d5c6b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5B7B7?: #D5B7B7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B7B7?: The RGB value is 213, 183, 183: 213 red, 183 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B7B7?: The complementary color is #B7D5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B7B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.