What color is #D7B8BA?

#D7B8BA 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 #D7B8BA?

The RGB value is 215, 184, 186: 215 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B8BA?

The complementary color is #B8D7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B8BA color

#D7B8BA rgb(215, 184, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7B8BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 72.2% green and 72.9% blue (215, 184, 186).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#D7B8BA color codes

HEX	`#D7B8BA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 184, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 72.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.44, 11.41, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.44, 11.82, 15.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.027, 52.275, 53.689)`
Decimal	`14137530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B8BA, 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 #D7B8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #D7B8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b8ba; }
.text { color: #d7b8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 184 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b8ba, #d7c6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7B8BA?: #D7B8BA 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 #D7B8BA?: The RGB value is 215, 184, 186: 215 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B8BA?: The complementary color is #B8D7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.