What color is #D8BDCB?

#D8BDCB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BDCB?

The RGB value is 216, 189, 203: 216 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BDCB?

The complementary color is #BDD8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BDCB color

#D8BDCB rgb(216, 189, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BDCB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (216, 189, 203).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#D8BDCB color codes

HEX	`#D8BDCB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 189, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.22, 11.95, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.22, 12.45, 343.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.295, 55.307, 64.145)`
Decimal	`14204363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BDCB, 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 #D8BDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #D8BDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bdcb; }
.text { color: #d8bdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 189 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bdcb, #d8bdbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8BDCB?: #D8BDCB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BDCB?: The RGB value is 216, 189, 203: 216 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BDCB?: The complementary color is #BDD8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.