What color is #D8BCBE?

#D8BCBE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BCBE?

The RGB value is 216, 188, 190: 216 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BCBE?

The complementary color is #BCD8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BCBE color

#D8BCBE rgb(216, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BCBE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (216, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#D8BCBE color codes

HEX	`#D8BCBE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, 10.28, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 10.62, 14.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.596, 54.284, 56.254)`
Decimal	`14204094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BCBE, 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 #D8BCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #D8BCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bcbe; }
.text { color: #d8bcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bcbe, #d8c8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BCBE?: #D8BCBE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BCBE?: The RGB value is 216, 188, 190: 216 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BCBE?: The complementary color is #BCD8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.