What color is #D6BCD0?

#D6BCD0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BCD0?

The RGB value is 214, 188, 208: 214 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BCD0?

The complementary color is #BCD6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BCD0 color

#D6BCD0 rgb(214, 188, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6BCD0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.7% green and 81.6% blue (214, 188, 208).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#D6BCD0 color codes

HEX	`#D6BCD0`
RGB	`rgb(214, 188, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 12.68, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 14.31, 332.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.099, 54.818, 67.235)`
Decimal	`14073040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BCD0, 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 #D6BCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #D6BCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bcd0; }
.text { color: #d6bcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 188 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bcd0, #d6bcc3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D6BCD0?: #D6BCD0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BCD0?: The RGB value is 214, 188, 208: 214 red, 188 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BCD0?: The complementary color is #BCD6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.