What color is #D6AFB1?

#D6AFB1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6AFB1?

The RGB value is 214, 175, 177: 214 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6AFB1?

The complementary color is #AFD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6AFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6AFB1 color

#D6AFB1 rgb(214, 175, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6AFB1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 68.6% green and 69.4% blue (214, 175, 177).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#D6AFB1 color codes

HEX	`#D6AFB1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 175, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 68.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, 14.45, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 15.08, 16.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.997, 48.132, 48.191)`
Decimal	`14069681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6AFB1, 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 #D6AFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6AFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #D6AFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6afb1; }
.text { color: #d6afb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6afb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 175 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6afb1, #d6c1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6AFB1?: #D6AFB1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6AFB1?: The RGB value is 214, 175, 177: 214 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6AFB1?: The complementary color is #AFD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6AFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.