What color is #D5BAB7?

#D5BAB7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BAB7?

The RGB value is 213, 186, 183: 213 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BAB7?

The complementary color is #B7D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BAB7 color

#D5BAB7 rgb(213, 186, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BAB7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 72.9% green and 71.8% blue (213, 186, 183).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#D5BAB7 color codes

HEX	`#D5BAB7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 186, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 72.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 9.12, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 10.43, 29.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.546, 52.684, 52.139)`
Decimal	`14006967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BAB7, 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 #D5BAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #D5BAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bab7; }
.text { color: #d5bab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 186 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bab7, #d5c9b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5BAB7?: #D5BAB7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BAB7?: The RGB value is 213, 186, 183: 213 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BAB7?: The complementary color is #B7D2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.