What color is #D8AEC6?

#D8AEC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8AEC6?

The RGB value is 216, 174, 198: 216 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8AEC6?

The complementary color is #AED8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8AEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8AEC6 color

#D8AEC6 rgb(216, 174, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8AEC6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (216, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 35% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#D8AEC6 color codes

HEX	`#D8AEC6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 35%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.42, 19.16, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.42, 20.19, 341.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.647, 48.95, 60.037)`
Decimal	`14200518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8AEC6, 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 #D8AEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8AEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #D8AEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8aec6; }
.text { color: #d8aec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8aec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8aec6, #d8aeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D8AEC6?: #D8AEC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8AEC6?: The RGB value is 216, 174, 198: 216 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8AEC6?: The complementary color is #AED8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8AEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.