What color is #D8B4B8?

#D8B4B8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B4B8?

The RGB value is 216, 180, 184: 216 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B4B8?

The complementary color is #B4D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B4B8 color

#D8B4B8 rgb(216, 180, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B4B8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 70.6% green and 72.2% blue (216, 180, 184).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 32% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#D8B4B8 color codes

HEX	`#D8B4B8`
RGB	`rgb(216, 180, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 70.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 32%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, 13.59, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 13.89, 11.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.292, 50.704, 52.318)`
Decimal	`14202040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B4B8, 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 #D8B4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #D8B4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b4b8; }
.text { color: #d8b4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 180 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b4b8, #d8c2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8B4B8?: #D8B4B8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B4B8?: The RGB value is 216, 180, 184: 216 red, 180 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B4B8?: The complementary color is #B4D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.