What color is #D7B6BF?

#D7B6BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B6BF?

The RGB value is 215, 182, 191: 215 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B6BF?

The complementary color is #B6D7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B6BF color

#D7B6BF rgb(215, 182, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7B6BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (215, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#D7B6BF color codes

HEX	`#D7B6BF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 13.3, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 13.3, 359.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.156, 51.666, 56.4)`
Decimal	`14137023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B6BF, 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 #D7B6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #D7B6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b6bf; }
.text { color: #d7b6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b6bf, #d7beb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D7B6BF?: #D7B6BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B6BF?: The RGB value is 215, 182, 191: 215 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B6BF?: The complementary color is #B6D7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.