What color is #D6BBBE?

#D6BBBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BBBE?

The RGB value is 214, 187, 190: 214 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBBE?

The complementary color is #BBD6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BBBE color

#D6BBBE rgb(214, 187, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6BBBE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (214, 187, 190).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#D6BBBE color codes

HEX	`#D6BBBE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 187, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, 10.1, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 10.3, 11.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.796, 53.556, 56.156)`
Decimal	`14072766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BBBE, 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 #D6BBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #D6BBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bbbe; }
.text { color: #d6bbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 187 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bbbe, #d6c5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6BBBE?: #D6BBBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BBBE?: The RGB value is 214, 187, 190: 214 red, 187 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BBBE?: The complementary color is #BBD6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.