What color is #D8B2C0?

#D8B2C0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B2C0?

The RGB value is 216, 178, 192: 216 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B2C0?

The complementary color is #B2D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B2C0 color

#D8B2C0 rgb(216, 178, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B2C0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 69.8% green and 75.3% blue (216, 178, 192).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#D8B2C0 color codes

HEX	`#D8B2C0`
RGB	`rgb(216, 178, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 69.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, 15.98, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 16.1, 353.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.753, 50.247, 56.726)`
Decimal	`14201536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B2C0, 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 #D8B2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #D8B2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b2c0; }
.text { color: #d8b2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 178 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b2c0, #d8b7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8B2C0?: #D8B2C0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B2C0?: The RGB value is 216, 178, 192: 216 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B2C0?: The complementary color is #B2D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.