What color is #D5B7BD?

#D5B7BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B7BD?

The RGB value is 213, 183, 189: 213 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B7BD?

The complementary color is #B7D5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B7BD color

#D5B7BD rgb(213, 183, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5B7BD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71.8% green and 74.1% blue (213, 183, 189).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#D5B7BD color codes

HEX	`#D5B7BD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 183, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, 11.72, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 11.75, 4.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.559, 51.689, 55.29)`
Decimal	`14006205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B7BD, 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 #D5B7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #D5B7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b7bd; }
.text { color: #d5b7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 183 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b7bd, #d5c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5B7BD?: #D5B7BD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B7BD?: The RGB value is 213, 183, 189: 213 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B7BD?: The complementary color is #B7D5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.