What color is #D7B0AA?

#D7B0AA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B0AA?

The RGB value is 215, 176, 170: 215 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B0AA?

The complementary color is #AAD1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B0AA color

#D7B0AA rgb(215, 176, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7B0AA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 69% green and 66.7% blue (215, 176, 170).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#D7B0AA color codes

HEX	`#D7B0AA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 176, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 69%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, 13.21, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 15.65, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.806, 48.402, 44.689)`
Decimal	`14135466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B0AA, 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 #D7B0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #D7B0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b0aa; }
.text { color: #d7b0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 176 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b0aa, #d7c7aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7B0AA?: #D7B0AA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B0AA?: The RGB value is 215, 176, 170: 215 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B0AA?: The complementary color is #AAD1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.