What color is #D8BEBC?

#D8BEBC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BEBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #D8BEBC?

The complementary color is #BCD6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BEBC color

#D8BEBC rgb(216, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8BEBC is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#D8BEBC color codes

HEX	`#D8BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(216, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, 8.88, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 9.91, 26.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.809, 55.058, 55.255)`
Decimal	`14204604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BEBC, 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 #D8BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #D8BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bebc; }
.text { color: #d8bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bebc, #d8ccbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #D8BEBC?: #D8BEBC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BEBC?: The RGB value is 216, 190, 188: 216 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BEBC?: The complementary color is #BCD6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.