What color is #D8BBC3?

#D8BBC3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BBC3?

The RGB value is 216, 187, 195: 216 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BBC3?

The complementary color is #BBD8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BBC3?

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.

#D8BBC3 color

#D8BBC3 rgb(216, 187, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BBC3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (216, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D8BBC3 color codes

HEX	`#D8BBC3`
RGB	`rgb(216, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 11.65, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 11.65, 358.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.939, 54.081, 59.111)`
Decimal	`14203843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BBC3, 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 #D8BBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BBC3 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 #D8BBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bbc3; }
.text { color: #d8bbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bbc3, #d8c2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D8BBC3?: #D8BBC3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BBC3?: The RGB value is 216, 187, 195: 216 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BBC3?: The complementary color is #BBD8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BBC3?: 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.