What color is #D8B1B6?

#D8B1B6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B1B6?

The RGB value is 216, 177, 182: 216 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B1B6?

The complementary color is #B1D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B1B6 color

#D8B1B6 rgb(216, 177, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B1B6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 69.4% green and 71.4% blue (216, 177, 182).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#D8B1B6 color codes

HEX	`#D8B1B6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 177, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 69.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, 14.89, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 15.15, 10.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.484, 49.422, 51.022)`
Decimal	`14201270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B1B6, 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 #D8B1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #D8B1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b1b6; }
.text { color: #d8b1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 177 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b1b6, #d8bfb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8B1B6?: #D8B1B6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B1B6?: The RGB value is 216, 177, 182: 216 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B1B6?: The complementary color is #B1D8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.