What color is #D6B5C8?

#D6B5C8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B5C8?

The RGB value is 214, 181, 200: 214 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B5C8?

The complementary color is #B5D6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B5C8 color

#D6B5C8 rgb(214, 181, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D6B5C8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (214, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#D6B5C8 color codes

HEX	`#D6B5C8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.99, 15.03, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.99, 15.89, 341.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.68, 51.515, 61.695)`
Decimal	`14071240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B5C8, 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 #D6B5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #D6B5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b5c8; }
.text { color: #d6b5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b5c8, #d6b5b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D6B5C8?: #D6B5C8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B5C8?: The RGB value is 214, 181, 200: 214 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B5C8?: The complementary color is #B5D6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.