What color is #D7B2A7?

#D7B2A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B2A7?

The RGB value is 215, 178, 167: 215 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B2A7?

The complementary color is #A7CCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B2A7 color

#D7B2A7 rgb(215, 178, 167)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D7B2A7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 69.8% green and 65.5% blue (215, 178, 167).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#D7B2A7 color codes

HEX	`#D7B2A7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 178, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 69.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 11.69, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 15.8, 42.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.92, 49.08, 43.343)`
Decimal	`14135975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B2A7, 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 #D7B2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #D7B2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b2a7; }
.text { color: #d7b2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 178 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b2a7, #d7caa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #D7B2A7?: #D7B2A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B2A7?: The RGB value is 215, 178, 167: 215 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B2A7?: The complementary color is #A7CCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.