What color is #D7C3BE?

#D7C3BE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C3BE?

The RGB value is 215, 195, 190: 215 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C3BE?

The complementary color is #BED2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C3BE color

#D7C3BE rgb(215, 195, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D7C3BE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 76.5% green and 74.5% blue (215, 195, 190).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#D7C3BE color codes

HEX	`#D7C3BE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 195, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 76.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, 6.19, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 8, 39.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.833, 57.196, 56.751)`
Decimal	`14140350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C3BE, 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 #D7C3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #D7C3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c3be; }
.text { color: #d7c3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 195 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c3be, #d7cfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D7C3BE?: #D7C3BE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C3BE?: The RGB value is 215, 195, 190: 215 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C3BE?: The complementary color is #BED2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.