What color is #D8ABBB?

#D8ABBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8ABBB?

The RGB value is 216, 171, 187: 216 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8ABBB?

The complementary color is #ABD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8ABBB color

#D8ABBB rgb(216, 171, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8ABBB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (216, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#D8ABBB color codes

HEX	`#D8ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, 18.93, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 19.03, 354.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.851, 47.314, 53.405)`
Decimal	`14199739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8ABBB, 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 #D8ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #D8ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8abbb; }
.text { color: #d8abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8abbb, #d8b2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8ABBB?: #D8ABBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8ABBB?: The RGB value is 216, 171, 187: 216 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8ABBB?: The complementary color is #ABD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.