What color is #D5BBBC?

#D5BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BBBC?

The RGB value is 213, 187, 188: 213 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BBBC?

The complementary color is #BBD5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BBBC color

#D5BBBC rgb(213, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BBBC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (213, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#D5BBBC color codes

HEX	`#D5BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.06, 9.41, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.06, 9.84, 17.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.287, 53.319, 54.999)`
Decimal	`14007228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BBBC, 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 #D5BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #D5BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bbbc; }
.text { color: #d5bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bbbc, #d5c7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5BBBC?: #D5BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BBBC?: The RGB value is 213, 187, 188: 213 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BBBC?: The complementary color is #BBD5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.