What color is #D7B7BE?

#D7B7BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B7BE?

The RGB value is 215, 183, 190: 215 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B7BE?

The complementary color is #B7D7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B7BE color

#D7B7BE rgb(215, 183, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7B7BE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 71.8% green and 74.5% blue (215, 183, 190).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#D7B7BE color codes

HEX	`#D7B7BE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 183, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 71.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, 12.6, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 12.62, 3.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.252, 52.033, 55.891)`
Decimal	`14137278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B7BE, 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 #D7B7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #D7B7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b7be; }
.text { color: #d7b7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 183 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b7be, #d7c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7B7BE?: #D7B7BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B7BE?: The RGB value is 215, 183, 190: 215 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B7BE?: The complementary color is #B7D7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.