What color is #D6A7B4?

#D6A7B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A7B4?

The RGB value is 214, 167, 180: 214 red, 167 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A7B4?

The complementary color is #A7D6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A7B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A7B4 color

#D6A7B4 rgb(214, 167, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6A7B4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 65.5% green and 70.6% blue (214, 167, 180).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#D6A7B4 color codes

HEX	`#D6A7B4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 167, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 65.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, 19.25, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 19.25, 359.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.789, 45.231, 49.279)`
Decimal	`14067636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A7B4, 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 #D6A7B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A7B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #D6A7B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a7b4; }
.text { color: #d6a7b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a7b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 167 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a7b4, #d6b2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6A7B4?: #D6A7B4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A7B4?: The RGB value is 214, 167, 180: 214 red, 167 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A7B4?: The complementary color is #A7D6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A7B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.