What color is #D5C2BF?

#D5C2BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C2BF?

The RGB value is 213, 194, 191: 213 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C2BF?

The complementary color is #BFD2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C2BF color

#D5C2BF rgb(213, 194, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5C2BF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (213, 194, 191).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#D5C2BF color codes

HEX	`#D5C2BF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 194, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, 6.17, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 7.32, 32.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.136, 56.492, 57.227)`
Decimal	`14009023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C2BF, 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 #D5C2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #D5C2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c2bf; }
.text { color: #d5c2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 194 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c2bf, #d5cdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D5C2BF?: #D5C2BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C2BF?: The RGB value is 213, 194, 191: 213 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C2BF?: The complementary color is #BFD2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.