What color is #D8BBC1?

#D8BBC1 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 #D8BBC1?

The RGB value is 216, 187, 193: 216 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BBC1?

The complementary color is #BBD8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BBC1 color

#D8BBC1 rgb(216, 187, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BBC1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (216, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#D8BBC1 color codes

HEX	`#D8BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(216, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, 11.31, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 11.34, 4.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.714, 53.991, 57.928)`
Decimal	`14203841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BBC1, 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 #D8BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #D8BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bbc1; }
.text { color: #d8bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bbc1, #d8c3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BBC1?: #D8BBC1 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 #D8BBC1?: The RGB value is 216, 187, 193: 216 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BBC1?: The complementary color is #BBD8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.