What color is #D8B6C0?

#D8B6C0 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 #D8B6C0?

The RGB value is 216, 182, 192: 216 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B6C0?

The complementary color is #B6D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B6C0 color

#D8B6C0 rgb(216, 182, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8B6C0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 71.4% green and 75.3% blue (216, 182, 192).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#D8B6C0 color codes

HEX	`#D8B6C0`
RGB	`rgb(216, 182, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 71.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 13.83, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 13.84, 357.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.561, 51.862, 56.995)`
Decimal	`14202560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B6C0, 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 #D8B6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #D8B6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b6c0; }
.text { color: #d8b6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 182 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b6c0, #d8bdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8B6C0?: #D8B6C0 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 #D8B6C0?: The RGB value is 216, 182, 192: 216 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B6C0?: The complementary color is #B6D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.