What color is #D6BDB8?

#D6BDB8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BDB8?

The RGB value is 214, 189, 184: 214 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BDB8?

The complementary color is #B8D1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BDB8 color

#D6BDB8 rgb(214, 189, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6BDB8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (214, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#D6BDB8 color codes

HEX	`#D6BDB8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.55, 8.05, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.55, 9.91, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.58, 54.153, 52.916)`
Decimal	`14073272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BDB8, 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 #D6BDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #D6BDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bdb8; }
.text { color: #d6bdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bdb8, #d6ccb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D6BDB8?: #D6BDB8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BDB8?: The RGB value is 214, 189, 184: 214 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BDB8?: The complementary color is #B8D1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.