What color is #D8B8BC?

#D8B8BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B8BC?

The RGB value is 216, 184, 188: 216 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B8BC?

The complementary color is #B8D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B8BC color

#D8B8BC rgb(216, 184, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8B8BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (216, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#D8B8BC color codes

HEX	`#D8B8BC`
RGB	`rgb(216, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 12.09, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 12.3, 10.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.536, 52.512, 54.83)`
Decimal	`14203068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B8BC, 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 #D8B8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #D8B8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b8bc; }
.text { color: #d8b8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b8bc, #d8c4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8B8BC?: #D8B8BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B8BC?: The RGB value is 216, 184, 188: 216 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B8BC?: The complementary color is #B8D8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.