What color is #D7B6CD?

#D7B6CD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B6CD?

The RGB value is 215, 182, 205: 215 red, 182 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B6CD?

The complementary color is #B6D7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B6CD color

#D7B6CD rgb(215, 182, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7B6CD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 71.4% green and 80.4% blue (215, 182, 205).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#D7B6CD color codes

HEX	`#D7B6CD`
RGB	`rgb(215, 182, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 71.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, 15.72, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 17.28, 335.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.771, 52.312, 64.905)`
Decimal	`14137037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B6CD, 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 #D7B6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #D7B6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b6cd; }
.text { color: #d7b6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 182 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b6cd, #d7b6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7B6CD?: #D7B6CD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B6CD?: The RGB value is 215, 182, 205: 215 red, 182 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B6CD?: The complementary color is #B6D7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.