What color is #D6AFC6?

#D6AFC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6AFC6?

The RGB value is 214, 175, 198: 214 red, 175 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6AFC6?

The complementary color is #AFD6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6AFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6AFC6 color

#D6AFC6 rgb(214, 175, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6AFC6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 68.6% green and 77.6% blue (214, 175, 198).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#D6AFC6 color codes

HEX	`#D6AFC6`
RGB	`rgb(214, 175, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 68.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, 17.92, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 19, 340.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.254, 49.035, 60.075)`
Decimal	`14069702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6AFC6, 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 #D6AFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6AFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #D6AFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6afc6; }
.text { color: #d6afc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6afc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 175 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6afc6, #d6afb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D6AFC6?: #D6AFC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6AFC6?: The RGB value is 214, 175, 198: 214 red, 175 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6AFC6?: The complementary color is #AFD6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6AFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.