What color is #D5BCC1?

#D5BCC1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BCC1?

The RGB value is 213, 188, 193: 213 red, 188 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BCC1?

The complementary color is #BCD5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BCC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BCC1 color

#D5BCC1 rgb(213, 188, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BCC1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.7% green and 75.7% blue (213, 188, 193).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#D5BCC1 color codes

HEX	`#D5BCC1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 188, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 73.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.44, 9.71, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.44, 9.74, 4.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.049, 53.964, 57.958)`
Decimal	`14007489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BCC1, 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 #D5BCC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BCC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #D5BCC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bcc1; }
.text { color: #d5bcc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bcc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 188 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bcc1, #d5c4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5BCC1?: #D5BCC1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BCC1?: The RGB value is 213, 188, 193: 213 red, 188 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BCC1?: The complementary color is #BCD5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BCC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.