What color is #D6BCBE?

#D6BCBE 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 #D6BCBE?

The RGB value is 214, 188, 190: 214 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BCBE?

The complementary color is #BCD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BCBE color

#D6BCBE rgb(214, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6BCBE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (214, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#D6BCBE color codes

HEX	`#D6BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.45, 9.56, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.45, 9.86, 14.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.008, 53.981, 56.227)`
Decimal	`14073022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BCBE, 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 #D6BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #D6BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bcbe; }
.text { color: #d6bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bcbe, #d6c7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6BCBE?: #D6BCBE 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 #D6BCBE?: The RGB value is 214, 188, 190: 214 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BCBE?: The complementary color is #BCD6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.