What color is #D7BDCE?

#D7BDCE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7BDCE?

The RGB value is 215, 189, 206: 215 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BDCE?

The complementary color is #BDD7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BDCE color

#D7BDCE rgb(215, 189, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D7BDCE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 74.1% green and 80.8% blue (215, 189, 206).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#D7BDCE color codes

HEX	`#D7BDCE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 189, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 74.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, 12.13, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 13.17, 337.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.361, 55.299, 66.033)`
Decimal	`14138830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BDCE, 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 #D7BDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #D7BDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bdce; }
.text { color: #d7bdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 189 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bdce, #d7bdc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7BDCE?: #D7BDCE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7BDCE?: The RGB value is 215, 189, 206: 215 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BDCE?: The complementary color is #BDD7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.