What color is #D6BDC8?

#D6BDC8 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 #D6BDC8?

The RGB value is 214, 189, 200: 214 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BDC8?

The complementary color is #BDD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BDC8 color

#D6BDC8 rgb(214, 189, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6BDC8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 74.1% green and 78.4% blue (214, 189, 200).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#D6BDC8 color codes

HEX	`#D6BDC8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 189, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 74.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.96, 10.73, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.96, 10.96, 348.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.353, 54.862, 62.253)`
Decimal	`14073288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BDC8, 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 #D6BDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #D6BDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bdc8; }
.text { color: #d6bdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 189 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bdc8, #d6bfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D6BDC8?: #D6BDC8 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 #D6BDC8?: The RGB value is 214, 189, 200: 214 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BDC8?: The complementary color is #BDD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.