What color is #D7BBB5?

#D7BBB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7BBB5?

The RGB value is 215, 187, 181: 215 red, 187 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BBB5?

The complementary color is #B5D1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BBB5 color

#D7BBB5 rgb(215, 187, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7BBB5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 73.3% green and 71% blue (215, 187, 181).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#D7BBB5 color codes

HEX	`#D7BBB5`
RGB	`rgb(215, 187, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 73.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 9, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 11.23, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.135, 53.325, 51.148)`
Decimal	`14138293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BBB5, 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 #D7BBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #D7BBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bbb5; }
.text { color: #d7bbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 187 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bbb5, #d7ccb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7BBB5?: #D7BBB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7BBB5?: The RGB value is 215, 187, 181: 215 red, 187 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BBB5?: The complementary color is #B5D1D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.