What color is #D5BDC5?

#D5BDC5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BDC5?

The RGB value is 213, 189, 197: 213 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BDC5?

The complementary color is #BDD5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BDC5 color

#D5BDC5 rgb(213, 189, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5BDC5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.1% green and 77.3% blue (213, 189, 197).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#D5BDC5 color codes

HEX	`#D5BDC5`
RGB	`rgb(213, 189, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, 9.86, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 9.9, 354.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.715, 54.574, 60.411)`
Decimal	`14007749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BDC5, 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 #D5BDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #D5BDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bdc5; }
.text { color: #d5bdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 189 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bdc5, #d5c1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D5BDC5?: #D5BDC5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BDC5?: The RGB value is 213, 189, 197: 213 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BDC5?: The complementary color is #BDD5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.