What color is #D8B2CB?

#D8B2CB 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 #D8B2CB?

The RGB value is 216, 178, 203: 216 red, 178 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B2CB?

The complementary color is #B2D8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B2CB color

#D8B2CB rgb(216, 178, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B2CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 69.8% green and 79.6% blue (216, 178, 203).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#D8B2CB color codes

HEX	`#D8B2CB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 178, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 69.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, 17.87, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 19.37, 337.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.018, 50.753, 63.386)`
Decimal	`14201547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B2CB, 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 #D8B2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #D8B2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b2cb; }
.text { color: #d8b2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 178 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b2cb, #d8b2b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8B2CB?: #D8B2CB 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 #D8B2CB?: The RGB value is 216, 178, 203: 216 red, 178 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B2CB?: The complementary color is #B2D8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.