What color is #D8BACD?

#D8BACD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BACD?

The RGB value is 216, 186, 205: 216 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BACD?

The complementary color is #BAD8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BACD color

#D8BACD rgb(216, 186, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D8BACD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (216, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#D8BACD color codes

HEX	`#D8BACD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 13.91, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 14.99, 338.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.896, 54.126, 65.196)`
Decimal	`14203597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BACD, 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 #D8BACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #D8BACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bacd; }
.text { color: #d8bacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bacd, #d8babe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8BACD?: #D8BACD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BACD?: The RGB value is 216, 186, 205: 216 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BACD?: The complementary color is #BAD8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.