What color is #D6B9B2?

#D6B9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B9B2?

The RGB value is 214, 185, 178: 214 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B9B2?

The complementary color is #B2CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B9B2 color

#D6B9B2 rgb(214, 185, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6B9B2 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 72.5% green and 69.8% blue (214, 185, 178).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#D6B9B2 color codes

HEX	`#D6B9B2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 185, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 72.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 9.23, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 11.82, 38.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.116, 52.21, 49.39)`
Decimal	`14072242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B9B2, 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 #D6B9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #D6B9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b9b2; }
.text { color: #d6b9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 185 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b9b2, #d6cbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6B9B2?: #D6B9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B9B2?: The RGB value is 214, 185, 178: 214 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B9B2?: The complementary color is #B2CFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.