What color is #D6B6B5?

#D6B6B5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B6B5?

The RGB value is 214, 182, 181: 214 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B6B5?

The complementary color is #B5D5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B6B5 color

#D6B6B5 rgb(214, 182, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6B6B5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 71.4% green and 71% blue (214, 182, 181).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#D6B6B5 color codes

HEX	`#D6B6B5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 182, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 71.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 11.31, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 12.28, 22.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.8, 51.09, 50.787)`
Decimal	`14071477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B6B5, 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 #D6B6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #D6B6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b6b5; }
.text { color: #d6b6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 182 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b6b5, #d6c7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6B6B5?: #D6B6B5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B6B5?: The RGB value is 214, 182, 181: 214 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B6B5?: The complementary color is #B5D5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.