What color is #D8A7AB?

#D8A7AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8A7AB?

The RGB value is 216, 167, 171: 216 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A7AB?

The complementary color is #A7D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A7AB color

#D8A7AB rgb(216, 167, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8A7AB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 65.5% green and 67.1% blue (216, 167, 171).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#D8A7AB color codes

HEX	`#D8A7AB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 167, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 65.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 18.59, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 19.22, 14.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.489, 45.179, 44.634)`
Decimal	`14198699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A7AB, 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 #D8A7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #D8A7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a7ab; }
.text { color: #d8a7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 167 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a7ab, #d8bca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8A7AB?: #D8A7AB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8A7AB?: The RGB value is 216, 167, 171: 216 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A7AB?: The complementary color is #A7D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.