What color is #D7B4CB?

#D7B4CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B4CB?

The RGB value is 215, 180, 203: 215 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B4CB?

The complementary color is #B4D7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B4CB color

#D7B4CB rgb(215, 180, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7B4CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 70.6% green and 79.6% blue (215, 180, 203).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 30% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#D7B4CB color codes

HEX	`#D7B4CB`
RGB	`rgb(215, 180, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 70.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 30%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, 16.44, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 17.83, 337.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.124, 51.403, 63.506)`
Decimal	`14136523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B4CB, 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 #D7B4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #D7B4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b4cb; }
.text { color: #d7b4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 180 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b4cb, #d7b4b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7B4CB?: #D7B4CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B4CB?: The RGB value is 215, 180, 203: 215 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B4CB?: The complementary color is #B4D7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.