What color is #D8B5B6?

#D8B5B6 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 #D8B5B6?

The RGB value is 216, 181, 182: 216 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B5B6?

The complementary color is #B5D8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B5B6 color

#D8B5B6 rgb(216, 181, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B5B6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 71% green and 71.4% blue (216, 181, 182).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#D8B5B6 color codes

HEX	`#D8B5B6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 181, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 71%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 12.74, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 13.41, 18.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.286, 51.026, 51.289)`
Decimal	`14202294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B5B6, 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 #D8B5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #D8B5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b5b6; }
.text { color: #d8b5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 181 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b5b6, #d8c6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8B5B6?: #D8B5B6 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 #D8B5B6?: The RGB value is 216, 181, 182: 216 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B5B6?: The complementary color is #B5D8D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.