What color is #D5BBCC?

#D5BBCC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BBCC?

The RGB value is 213, 187, 204: 213 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BBCC?

The complementary color is #BBD5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BBCC color

#D5BBCC rgb(213, 187, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D5BBCC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.3% green and 80% blue (213, 187, 204).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#D5BBCC color codes

HEX	`#D5BBCC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 187, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 73.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, 12.16, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 13.2, 337.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.109, 54.047, 64.591)`
Decimal	`14007244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BBCC, 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 #D5BBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #D5BBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bbcc; }
.text { color: #d5bbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 187 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bbcc, #d5bbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5BBCC?: #D5BBCC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BBCC?: The RGB value is 213, 187, 204: 213 red, 187 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BBCC?: The complementary color is #BBD5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.