What color is #D6BBC3?

#D6BBC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BBC3?

The RGB value is 214, 187, 195: 214 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBC3?

The complementary color is #BBD6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BBC3 color

#D6BBC3 rgb(214, 187, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6BBC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (214, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#D6BBC3 color codes

HEX	`#D6BBC3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, 10.94, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 10.95, 357.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.351, 53.778, 59.084)`
Decimal	`14072771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BBC3, 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 #D6BBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #D6BBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bbc3; }
.text { color: #d6bbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bbc3, #d6c1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D6BBC3?: #D6BBC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BBC3?: The RGB value is 214, 187, 195: 214 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BBC3?: The complementary color is #BBD6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.