What color is #D6A8C5?

#D6A8C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A8C5?

The RGB value is 214, 168, 197: 214 red, 168 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A8C5?

The complementary color is #A8D6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A8C5 color

#D6A8C5 rgb(214, 168, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6A8C5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 65.9% green and 77.3% blue (214, 168, 197).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#D6A8C5 color codes

HEX	`#D6A8C5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 168, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 65.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.76, 21.54, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.76, 23.09, 338.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.812, 46.334, 59.027)`
Decimal	`14067909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A8C5, 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 #D6A8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #D6A8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a8c5; }
.text { color: #d6a8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 168 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a8c5, #d6a8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D6A8C5?: #D6A8C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A8C5?: The RGB value is 214, 168, 197: 214 red, 168 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A8C5?: The complementary color is #A8D6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.